Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 291 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-9960X - 177 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $200.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-9960X - $1.13 vs $9.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
177
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
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Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
12 | Threads | 32 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |