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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 656 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $160.86 vs $565.0
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
96.00253807106598%
Multi-Core
5905
63.01355244904493%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i9-10900X
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
98 FPS
$8.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$839.99
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13 FPS
$107.62/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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23 FPS
$30.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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17 FPS
$105.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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68 FPS
$36.75/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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190 FPS
$32.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$6,099.99
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