Intel Core i7 9700F vs Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X

Intel Core i7 9700F 8-core LGA 1151

Intel Core i7 9700F 8-core LGA 1151

Intel
66 Overall Score
vs
Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X

Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X

Empowered PC
52 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Intel Core i7 9700F 8-core LGA 1151

88 out of 100 high confidence 38 reviews

This budget-friendly Intel CPU is highly praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, especially for gaming and everyday tasks. Users appreciate its low power consumption and cool temperatures, though a discrete GPU is required. Some concerns about stock cooling and motherboard compatibility were noted, but overall sentiment is very positive.

Pros
  • Excellent price-to-performance
  • Low power consumption
  • Runs cool
  • Great for budget gaming
  • Good for everyday tasks
Cons
  • Requires discrete GPU
  • Stock cooler may be inadequate
  • Motherboard BIOS update may be needed
👍 Value for money 12
👍 Gaming performance 10
👍 Power consumption 6
👍 Thermal performance 7
🤔 Stock cooler 4
🤔 Motherboard compatibility 3

Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Efficiency
Intel
70
Empowered PC
46
Budget
Intel
68
Empowered PC
58
Productivity
Intel
65
Empowered PC
61
Gaming
Intel
59
Empowered PC
51
Ai Llm
Intel
53
Empowered PC
44
Server
Intel
51
Empowered PC
42

Specifications

Intel Core i7 9700FEmpowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X
Processor
BrandIntel—
SeriesCore i7—
Model9700F—
CodenameCoffee Lake—
Classdesktop—
Process14★—
Cores & Clocks
Cores8★—
Threads8★—
Base Clock
3,000
No data
Boost Clock
4,700
No data
Cache
L2 Cache2★—
L3 Cache12★—
Performance
PassMark Multi
13,145
26,537
PassMark Single
2,731
3,386
Memory
Memory TypeDDR4★—
Max Speed
2,666
No data
Channels2★—
Max Memory
128
No data
Platform & Power
SocketLGA 1151—
PCIe3.0—
PCIe Lanes16★—
TDP65★—
Unlocked✗—
Graphics & AI
Integrated GraphicsNone—

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 9700F 8-core LGA 1151

  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
  • Strong efficiency (78th percentile)
  • Strong single thread (78th percentile)

Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X

  • Strong single thread (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong multi thread (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average platform (17th percentile)17th %ile
  • Below average feature (21st percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Intel Core i7 9700F

Scores 66 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 24 specs.

Intel Core i7 9700F Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGamingServerEfficiencyProductivity