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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $374
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-990X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 2875 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $178.02 vs $225.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-9700KF - $0.86 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 17% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-990X - 244 vs 208 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
208
85.24590163934425%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
93.4782608695652%
Price, $
$225
79%
FPS 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
33.913565426170464%
Multi-Core
2626
36.949486421837626%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i7-9700KF
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
106 FPS
$16.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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