Core i9-14900KF vs Core i7-8700

Prices and Stock
MSRP $564

Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked

Prices and Stock
MSRP $303

Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 2203 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.

Advantages of Core i9-14900KF

Performs up to 26% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-8700 - 200 vs 159 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i7-8700

Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - $145.05 vs $416.94
Up to 56% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-14900KF - $0.91 vs $2.08 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

200

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.08/FPS

44%

Price, $

$416.94

34%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for $416.94 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 188 minutes ago

Core i7-8700

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

FPS

159

80%

Value, $/FPS

$0.91/FPS

100%

Price, $

$145.05

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $145.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 189 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Core i7-8700

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

1920 x 1080

Very High

200

FPS

395

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

187

FPS

239

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

159

FPS

200

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

309

FPS

387

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

207

FPS

224

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

3091

100%

Multi-Core

20685

100%

Core i7-8700

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Single-Core

1537

50%

Multi-Core

5982

29%

Core i9-14900KF	vs	Core i7-8700
Oct 17th, 2023	Release Date	Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9	Collection	Core i7
Raptor Lake	Codename	Coffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	6
32	Threads	12
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
6.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz
Not Available	TDP	65 W
10 nm	Process Size	14 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
Yes	Overclockable	No