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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F 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 i9-10900F is 850 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-8700 - 167 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $200.0 vs $225.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-10900F - $1.22 vs $1.35 per FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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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
Ultra
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900F or Core i7-8700
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
$9.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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68 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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94 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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25 FPS
$49.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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62 FPS
$40.31/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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