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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 372 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Dead Space than Core i7-8700 - 153 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $180.12 vs $200.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i7-8700 - $1.18 vs $1.32 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 12 vs 6 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180.12
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Core i7-8700
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$12.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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56 FPS
$15.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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74 FPS
$10.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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31 FPS
$40.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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52 FPS
$48.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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