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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 561 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 3% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-7800X - 89 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-7800X - $295.0 vs $482.84
- Up to 41% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-7800X - $3.31 vs $5.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7800X - 16 vs 12 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-7800X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i7-7800X
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
$32.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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