Intel Core i7 9700K 8-core LGA1151
The 8-core, 8-thread design with a 4.9GHz boost clock on the 14nm Coffee Lake architecture delivers strong single-core performance for gaming. Its unlocked multiplier and 95W TDP offer straightforward overclocking headroom on the LGA1151 socket, backed by solid build quality. This processor is best for pure gamers who don't need hyper-threading for heavy multitasking or streaming.
Cores 8
Threads 8
Boost Clock 4900 MHz
L3 Cache 12 MB
TDP 95 W
Socket LGA1151
Integrated Graphics Intel HD Graphics 630
61 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong single thread (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong ai (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
88/100Our AI sentiment read▼7
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i7 9th Gen |
| Model | 9700K |
| Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 8 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Base Clock | 3600 |
| Boost Clock | 4900 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 2 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 14402 |
| PassMark Single | 2858 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA1151 |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 95 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i7 9700K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | Lenovo Ryzen 5 Sparepart: | WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 | CISCO SYSTEMS - ENTERPRISE Xeon E5-2699v4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 12 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4900 | 5200 | 4200 | 4000 | 3200 | 3600 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 12 | 96 | 32 | 8 | 19.25 | 39 |
| Tdp W | 95 | 120 | 65 | 15 | 105 | - |
| Socket | LGA1151 | AM5 | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | LGA 3647 | LGA2011-3 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | AMD Integrated Graphics | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 9700K | 72.2 | 83.3 | 61.4 | 79 | 69 | 69.4 | 64.5 | 79.1 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.2 | 98.4 | 95.1 | 92.6 | 87.5 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.6 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72.4 | 87 | 78.2 | 0 | 82.9 | 73.4 | 1.5 | 72.3 |
| Lenovo Ryzen 5 Sparepart: Compare | 63.9 | 54.4 | 56.6 | 0 | 99.2 | 64.6 | 11.8 | 66.2 |
| WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 Compare | 73.7 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 0 | 72.6 | 74.3 | 38.3 | 44.2 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS - ENTERPRISE Xeon E5-2699v4 Compare | 44.2 | 46.1 | 17.5 | 0 | 29.7 | 52.4 | 51.2 | 9.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
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