Testing Games i9 9900k vs i7 8700k Test in 9 Games Posted: May 26, 2025 | Last updated: May 27, 2025 Intel Core i9-9900k vs i7-8700k Test in 9 Games Games : Assassin's Creed Odyssey The Witcher 3 ...

Well, sort of. Intel commissioned a third-party -- in this case Principled Technologies-- to conduct exhaustive gaming testing with the Core i9-9900K, Core i7-8700K and a handful of AMD Ryzen ...

At the time of its release, the 8700K was heralded for its outstanding single-threaded and gaming performance. Fast-forward to today, and the new i9-9900K is being touted for the same things. So, the ...

Starting with Assassin's Creed Odyssey the 9900K boasts frame time performance by just 4% at 1080p when compared to the 8700K while the 9700K was slightly better providing a 7% increase.

Q: An opportunity came up to buy a 9900K for $300. Right now, I own a PC with an 8700K, which I use with an RTX 3080 on an ultrawide 3440x1440p monitor. If I buy the 9900K, I could pass down the ...

Today, according to the latest rumors, the new range of CPUs will include the Core i9-9900K, which will have ... refresh of Intel's current Core i7-8700K, likely offering higher clock speeds ...

So going by this listing, we just have to factor in the percentage difference between their i7-8700K pricing and i9-9900K pricing to get the closest retail price. Instead of taking the $685 CAD at ...

Well, it looks like we're looking at around $480 for the upcoming Core i9-9900K processor... a price hike of around $100 over the Core i7-8700K. Remember the new 9900K is an 8C/16T chip while the ...

For comparison, the Core i7-8700K is a six-core, 12-thread CPU with a base clock of 3.7GHz and all core boost of 4.3GHz. The 9900K picks up the Core i9 designation as it is a massive upgrade from ...

Once again, Intel's Core products show a distinct advantage, but the differential between 8700K and 9900K isn't in line with the very significant increase in spec. Obviously, the numbers tighten ...