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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $385
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 647 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $252.0 vs $286.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i9-10850K - $0.35 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Core i7-9700K - 734 vs 730 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 20 vs 8 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
730
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$252
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i9-10850K
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
345 FPS
$5.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,059.99
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282 FPS
$5.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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307 FPS
$12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
In Stock
359 FPS
$7.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,697.99
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415 FPS
$18.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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345 FPS
$6.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
In Stock
453 FPS
$9.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,388.88
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167 FPS
$5.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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167 FPS
$5.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
In Stock
418 FPS
$5.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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