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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700 is 693 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 7% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-9900 - 192 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $220.47 vs $339.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-9900 - $1.15 vs $1.88 per FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$220.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900 or Core i7-11700
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
80 FPS
$17.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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63 FPS
$24.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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65 FPS
$24.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
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63 FPS
$26.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
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63 FPS
$29.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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63 FPS
$35.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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63 FPS
$25.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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63 FPS
$24.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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63 FPS
$22.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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63 FPS
$21.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,379
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