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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 494 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i9-7940X - 203 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $218.0 vs $397.83
- Up to 46% better value when playing Control than Core i9-7940X - $1.07 vs $1.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 28 vs 8 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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 i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i9-7940X
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
67 FPS
$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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105 FPS
$10.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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