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$41.6
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4170 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4170 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4170.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $41.6 vs $275.13
- Up to 79% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-9700K - $0.5 vs $2.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 54 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 39% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i3-4170 - 115 vs 83 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4170 - 8 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-4170
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Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
115
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.39/FPS
20%
Price, $
$275.13
15%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4170 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-4170 or Core i7-9700K
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
$1499.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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6 FPS
$649.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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19 FPS
$142/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,697.99
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1 FPS
$939/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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1 FPS
$949/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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1 FPS
$989/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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1 FPS
$2699/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
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