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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 9% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-10900 - 122 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $258.0 vs $273.12
- Up to 14% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-10900 - $2.11 vs $2.44 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$258
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Core i7-11700K
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
91 FPS
$32.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$31.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$45.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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