Intel Core i7-9700K Benchmark

Intel Core i7-9700K Processor benchmark, specs and release date - 4 GHz 8 core Intel 9th Generation Core i7 LGA 1151 CPU rating. Is the Core i7-9700K good for gaming?

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CPU Benchmark Score

58 %

Very Good score from 11 samples
Low uncertainty

Performance

Very Good

Ranking

133rd of 1,237

Popularity

71st of 1,237

Samples

11 benchmarks

CPU benchmarks

Here are the performance results of this CPU in both the hardwareDB Benchmark and other benchmark utilities. Synthetic tests are an estimation of real-world performance using consistent and repeatable benchmarks.

Overall

Very Good

58 %

Gaming

Very Good

83 %

Multitasking

Very Good

50 %

Heavy Workloads

Very Good

48 %

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Alternative benchmarks

Here are some benchmark results using alternative testing software

Geekbench (multi)

Multi threaded benchmark

7,167

Geekbench (single)

Single threaded benchmark

1,275

3DMark Physics

Physics simulation benchmark

7,903

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CPU Comparison

The Intel Core i7-9700K compared against popular alternatives. Compare against more CPUs with our CPU Comparison Tool.

Intel Core i7-12700K	117 %
Intel Core i7-12700H	81 %
Intel Core i7-11700K	80 %
Intel Core i7-9700K	58 %
Intel Core i5-11400	58 %
Intel Core i5-11400F	57 %
Intel Core i3-12100	52 %

Specifications

Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
Turbo Speed	4.9 GHz
Cores	8
Threads	8
L1 Cache	512 KiB
L2 Cache	2048 KiB
L3 Cache	12 MiB
PCIe Revision	3
PCIe Lanes	16
Socket	LGA 1151
Family	9th Generation Core i7
Memory Type	DDR4-2666
Memory Channels	2
Max Memory	128 GiB
Release Date	2018-11-01
Supports ECC Memory	No
Has Unlocked Multiplier	Yes
TDP	95 W

Intel Core i7-9700K

The Core i7-9700K is a 8 core CPU from Intel released in 2018. This chip has a very good overall score at 58% in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is a very good processor for gaming, with a score of 83%. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Core i7-9700K scores 50% and 48% respectively. Indeed, this is a very good rating for very heavy workloads.

The Core i7-9700K has 8 cores and 8 threads. This chip has no simultaneous multithreading support, as it has the same number of cores as threads. This Intel CPU has a clock speed of 3.6 GHz and a turbo speed of 4.9 GHz : a higher clock speed that can be reached when thermals and power delivery allow. This CPU has an unlocked multiplier and allows for overclocking. With adequate cooling and a good power supply, it's possible to run this CPU at a higher clock speed.

As for memory, the Core i7-9700K makes use of DDR4-2666 memory. The faster the memory, the better. Faster memory means that the CPU doesn't have to wait to get the data it needs. It can accommodate a maximum of 128 GiB of memory. Furthermore, this chip can handle up to 2 channels of RAM, a multichannel memory architecture allows for higher data transfer between the CPU and the memory. However, to take advantage of this, you must have enough memory slots filled. Error correcting memory is not supported on this processor.

In terms of cache, the Core i7-9700K has 512 KiB of level 1 cache, 2 MiB of level 2 cache and 12 MiB of level 3 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.

This CPU has fast connectivity with support for PCI-Express Gen 3. The faster the PCIe link, the better. This allows for better performance with GPUs and NVME SSDs. It has a total of 16 PCIe lanes.

Power and thermals for the Intel Core i7-9700K CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 95 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's good estimate.

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