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IntelBX80684I79700K
▲ 53541 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.1GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

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▲ 9222,836 ▼

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

Game EFps  
+9%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		238 EFps 287 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+21%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		100 EFps 109 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+9%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		139 EFps +1% 137 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		131 EFps 136 EFps +4%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		131 EFps 145 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+11%
Effective Speed 
+15%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 561,013 user samples
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10,180 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 210th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 115th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		84.2 % 96.9 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
Average Score 
+17%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81.8 Pts 90.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		125 Pts 140 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		244 Pts 279 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+14%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		466 Pts 552 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+18%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		757 Pts 964 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+27%
Overclocked Score 
+18%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.1 Pts 96.6 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		134 Pts 155 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+16%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		264 Pts 309 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+17%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		514 Pts 618 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		826 Pts 1123 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+36%
Value & Sentiment 
+398%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.11 % 1.79 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,527%
Value
Value For Money 		92.1 % 101 % Slightly better value.
+9%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 92 % Much more popular.
+74%
Price
Price (score) 		$200 Cheaper.
+17% 		$240
Nice To Haves 
+4%
Age
Newest 		54 Months More recent.
+25% 		72 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50% 		8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.1 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+16%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.5 GHz 4.9 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+9%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1036 Pts 1145 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+11%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		960 Pts 1001 Pts +4%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Comet Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1200 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 UHD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'20 Q4'18
Cache
Cache 		12 MB Intel® Smart Cache 12 MB SmartCache
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.50 GHz 4.90 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2015C PCG 2015D (130W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		128 GB 64 GB
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1.20 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2 2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 84.2%
Average Bench 96.9%

Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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