Intel Core i7-11700KF vs Intel Core i9-9900KS

Core i7-11700KF vs Core i9-9900KS specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-9900KS is faster than the Core i7-11700KF. Despite this, the Core i7-11700KF has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-9900KS has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-11700KF. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. A Core i7-11700KF CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-9900KS CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-11700KF has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i9-9900KS. However, both these chips have the same amount of L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-11700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.