Buy on Amazon
$223
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $385
Availability
MSRP in USD: $385
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 379 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 0% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-8700K - 229 vs 228 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $175.0 vs $223.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $223 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73834 minutes ago
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $175 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73834 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
94.73053892215569%
Multi-Core
6443
90.88729016786571%
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i7-8700K
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
109 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,499.99
In Stock
119 FPS
$32.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$3,899
In Stock
137 FPS
$11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,599.99
In Stock
107 FPS
$18.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,999.99
In Stock
109 FPS
$24.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,699
In Stock
63 FPS
$15.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$949
In Stock
63 FPS
$14.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$939
In Stock
63 FPS
$15.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$989
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.
