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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 372 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Core i7-8700 - 230 vs 228 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $200.0 vs $295.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-9900KF - $0.88 vs $1.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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 i7-8700 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
Epic
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i7-8700
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
106 FPS
$7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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83 FPS
$10.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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119 FPS
$6.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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23 FPS
$54.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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108 FPS
$16.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,729.99
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74 FPS
$33.77/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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