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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 36% better in League of Legends than Core i9-9900K - 274 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $258.0 vs $405.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9900K - $0.94 vs $2.0 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
274
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$258
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Core i7-11700K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
261 FPS
$11.48/FPS
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Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$21.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$21.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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