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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 1359 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 14% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-7900X - 210 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $247.16 vs $412.83
- Up to 47% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-7900X - $1.18 vs $2.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 20 vs 16 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$247.16
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700KF or Core i9-7900X
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
153 FPS
$6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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175 FPS
$5.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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194 FPS
$6.19/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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153 FPS
$9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,479.99
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189 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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153 FPS
$12.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849
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189 FPS
$9.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
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189 FPS
$11.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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180 FPS
$9.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,668.47
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189 FPS
$8.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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