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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 656 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-8700 - 126 vs 124 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 67% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $200.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-10900X - $1.61 vs $4.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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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
Very High
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i7-8700
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
41 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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27 FPS
$32.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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49 FPS
$14.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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22 FPS
$113.59/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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126 FPS
$46.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$5,799.99
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