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.
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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
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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 | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | Dell Xeon 641329687376-cr | MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Threads | 8 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4900 | 5200 | 4200 | 3400 | 2700 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 12 | 96 | 32 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Tdp W | 95 | 120 | 65 | 270 | 80 | - |
| Socket | LGA1151 | AM5 | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | LGA 1366 | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 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 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 47.6 | 62.2 | 60.5 | 0 | 32.5 | 44.1 | 90.7 | 50.2 |
| Dell Xeon 641329687376-cr Compare | 30.4 | 41.4 | 17.5 | 0 | 36.4 | 31.6 | 10.5 | 23.8 |
| MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi Compare | 3.3 | 20.1 | 90.9 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 90.7 | 3.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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