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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $385
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MSRP in USD: $385
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700K is 480 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-7900X - 129 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $275.13 vs $412.83
- Up to 38% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-7900X - $2.13 vs $3.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$275.13
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Core i7-9700K
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
39 FPS
$38.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
$84.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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58 FPS
$46.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$134.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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7 FPS
$135.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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7 FPS
$141.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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39 FPS
$69.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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