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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 372 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-8700 - 181 vs 177 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $200.0 vs $218.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-9700KF - $1.13 vs $1.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i7-8700
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
83 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
$13.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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62 FPS
$20.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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93 FPS
$7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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19 FPS
$65.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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97 FPS
$11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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58 FPS
$43.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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