Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700K is 186 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 0% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9900 - 225 vs 224 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $275.13 vs $339.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9900 - $1.22 vs $1.51 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$275.13
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |