Intel Core i7 9700K 8-core LGA1151
Eight physical cores with a 4.9GHz boost clock deliver strong single-thread performance for gaming, bypassing the hyperthreading overhead of its i9 sibling. The unlocked 95W TDP on the LGA 1151 socket provides straightforward overclocking headroom for users with existing 300-series motherboards. This processor is best for pure gamers seeking high frame rates who don't need the extra threads for streaming or video rendering.
Cores 8
Threads 8
Boost Clock 4900 MHz
L3 Cache 12 MB
TDP 95 W
Socket LGA 1151
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
67 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong feature (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong single thread (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
82/100Our AI sentiment read▼6
Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i7 |
| 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 |
| Max Speed | 2666 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 1151 |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 95 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i7 9700K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | Lenovo Ryzen 5 Sparepart: | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Threads | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4900 | 5200 | 4200 | 4000 | 3400 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 12 | 96 | 32 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Tdp W | 95 | 120 | 65 | 15 | 270 | - |
| Socket | LGA 1151 | AM5 | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | AM4 | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD 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 | 68.3 | 51.2 | 69 | 69.4 | 96.5 | 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 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 47.6 | 62.2 | 60.5 | 0 | 32.5 | 44.1 | 90.7 | 50.2 |
| MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi Compare | 3.3 | 20.1 | 90.9 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 90.7 | 3.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
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