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Intel Core i7-9700KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700E. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Released
Q3/2018
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-9700KF or AMD Ryzen 7 2700E? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-9700KF has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    207 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18% better overclocked clock speed

    4.90 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9700KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    206 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    84 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    308 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    361 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    71 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    117 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    122 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    44 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    107 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    389 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    9 place
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    707 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.47 times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 2700E CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    343 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    215 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    414 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    236 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    642 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    473 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    378 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-9700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-8700K left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-10700KF left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.90 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 2700E and Intel Core i7-9700KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-9700KF and AMD Ryzen 7 2700E to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-9700KF and Intel Core i7-9700KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q3/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-9700KF and AMD Ryzen 7 2700E.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
214
Intel Core i7-9700KF
152
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1520
Intel Core i7-9700KF
1364
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1302
Intel Core i7-9700KF
905
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
7421
Intel Core i7-9700KF
5768
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
17204
Intel Core i7-9700KF
13410
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

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