Buy on Amazon
$160.86
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $513
Availability
MSRP in USD: $513
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $160.86 vs $260.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 30% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-8700 - 492 vs 379 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $160.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73883 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
Buy for $260 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73883 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
65.29995684074234%
Multi-Core
5905
58.32098765432099%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i9-11900KF
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
211 FPS
$3.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$839.99
In Stock
308 FPS
$2.92/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$899.99
In Stock
386 FPS
$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,299.97
In Stock
339 FPS
$2.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$999.99
In Stock
348 FPS
$5.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,999.99
In Stock
339 FPS
$4.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,599.99
In Stock
332 FPS
$3.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,049.99
In Stock
392 FPS
$7.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$3,099.99
In Stock
123 FPS
$11.37/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,399
In Stock
386 FPS
$5.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,935
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
