Intel Core i7-9700K

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 9000
Family
Intel Core i7
Generation
9
Name
Intel Core i7-9700K
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
Intel Core i7-10700K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
8
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
4.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Generation
9.5
GPU Frequency
350 MHz
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Turbo
1200 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
Release date
Q4/2017
Shader
192
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
128 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4-2666
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
100 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
95 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Coffee Lake S Refresh
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
12 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q4/2018
Socket
LGA 1151-2
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

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

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

163 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

158 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

138 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

159 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

53 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

198 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

202 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

226 place
Monero Hashrate kH/s

72 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

587 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

44 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

8 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

121 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

6 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

104 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

8 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

187 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-9700K with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1246

Intel Core i7-9700K

1255

Intel Core i7-10700

1254

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

9214

Intel Core i7-9700K

9314

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

9258

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

481

Intel Core i7-9700K

482

Intel Xeon E-2274G

482

Intel Xeon E-2276G

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3656

Intel Core i7-9700K

3709

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

3689

Intel Core i7-8700K

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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

Higher values are better in this metric.

214

Intel Core i7-9700K

217

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

215

Intel Core i5-10600K

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1520

Intel Core i7-9700K

1529

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

1524

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

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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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1302

Intel Core i7-9700K

1307

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

1304

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G

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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

Higher values are better in this metric.

7421

Intel Core i7-9700K

7436

Intel Core i9-10885H

7422

Intel Core i5-11600

All the benchmark results

Monero Hashrate kH/s

Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed

Higher values are better in this metric.

4.25 kH/s

Intel Core i7-9700K

4.5 kH/s

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4.5 kH/s

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

461 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-9700K

480 GFLOPS

AMD A8-3800

476 GFLOPS

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

217.1 s

Intel Core i7-9700K

211.2 s

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

212 s

Intel Core i7-7820X

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

5472

Intel Core i7-9700K

6250

Intel Core i9-9900K

6250

Intel Core i9-9900KF

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

28670

Intel Core i7-9700K

28893

Intel Core i9-9900T

28833

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.51

Intel Core i7-9700K

2.61

Intel Core i7-8086K

2.61

Intel Core i9-9900K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

16.8

Intel Core i7-9700K

17.08

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700X

17.07

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

55.1

Intel Core i7-9700K

58.4

Intel Core i5-5675C

58.4

Intel Core i5-5675R

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

17204

Intel Core i7-9700K

17541

Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2

17325

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark