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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 20% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-8700 - 95 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-8700 - $2.49 vs $2.53 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $200.0 vs $237.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$237
84%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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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
RT Overdrive
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i7-8700
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
20 FPS
$50/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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1 FPS
$829.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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42 FPS
$78.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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1 FPS
$869.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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3 FPS
$248.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
In Stock
20 FPS
$79.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
In Stock
45 FPS
$71.11/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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1 FPS
$1129/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129
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42 FPS
$154.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,499
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