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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7740X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900F is 1359 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7740X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7740X
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $189.0 vs $210.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-7740X - 174 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-7740X - $1.21 vs $1.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-7740X - 65 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7740X - 16 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-7740X X-Series Processor 4 Cores up to 4.50GHz Turbo Unlocked FCLGA2066 X299 Series 112W
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
90%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7740X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7740X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
43.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7740X or Core i9-11900F
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
141 FPS
$7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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