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$390
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MSRP $488
Prices and StockMSRP $488
Prices and Stock
MSRP $488
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 81 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-9900K - 594 vs 591 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $295.00 vs $390.00
- Up to 24% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-9900K - $0.50 vs $0.66 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
594
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 227 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900K | vs | Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900K or Core i9-9900KF
With selected game settings
276 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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348 FPS
$13.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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292 FPS
$13.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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258 FPS
$15.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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