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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 113 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i9-7920X - 212 vs 208 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-7920X - $200.0 vs $557.04
- Up to 65% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-7920X - $0.94 vs $2.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7920X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-7920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
212
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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 i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7920X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7920X or Core i7-8700
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$9.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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58 FPS
$21.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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84 FPS
$29.75/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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