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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 Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 2410 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF

Performs up to 18% better in Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G640 - 183 vs 155 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 8 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G640

Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $42.25 vs $250.0
Up to 80% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-9700KF - $0.27 vs $1.37 per FPS
Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-9700KF	vs	Intel Pentium G640
Jan 8th, 2019	Release Date	Jun 3rd, 2012
Core i7	Collection	Pentium
Coffee Lake	Codename	Sandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1155
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	2
8	Threads	2
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
95 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	32 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	28.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Yes	Overclockable	No

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