Intel Core i7-9700K vs Intel Core Ultra 5 236V

Core i7-9700K vs Core Ultra 5 236V comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core Ultra 5 236V beats the Core i7-9700K in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9700K in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-9700K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 5 236V. Also, the Core i7-9700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 5 236V has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-9700K. Despite this, the Core i7-9700K has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 5 236V.

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. For instance, the Core i7-9700K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.