Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 81 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i9-9940X - 178 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $295.0 vs $970.7
- Up to 70% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9940X - $1.66 vs $5.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 28 vs 16 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 14 |
16 | Threads | 28 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |