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

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 148,042 user samples
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62,884 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 3rd / 1184
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
85,158 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 85% Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 85% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 1st / 1184
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		99.4 % 101 % +1%
Average User Bench 
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		143 Pts 145 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 		284 Pts 288 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		560 Pts 567 Pts +1%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 		1047 Pts 1059 Pts +1%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1060 Pts 1502 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+42%
Overclocked Bench 
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		157 Pts +1% 155 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Mixed Speed 		312 Pts +1% 309 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		623 Pts +1% 618 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Mixed Speed 		1209 Pts 1209 Pts
64-Core
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1209 Pts 1652 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+37%
Value & Sentiment 
+4%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.76 % 0.94 % Higher market share.
+24%
Value
Value For Money 		93.3 % Slightly better value.
+6% 		88.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		149 % Slightly more popular.
+10% 		135 %
Price
Price (score) 		$350 Cheaper.
+23% 		$455
Nice To Haves 
+15%
Age
Newest 		11 Months 11 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores 8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.9 GHz 5 GHz +2%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 UHD 630
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 16 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$374.00 - $385.00 $488.00 - $499.00
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 99.4%
Average Bench 101%
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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 eight threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said for purely gaming there is very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent gaming performance but at a 35% discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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The Intel i9-9900K is an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake processor. It has a base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.7 GHz and a single-core boost of 5.0 GHz (the highest frequency achieved yet from this class of Intel CPU). It features 16 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the older Z370 chipset. Aimed at users who do not wish to compromise, the i9-9900K offers the best gaming and desktop experience available at any price. Heavy workstation users should consider the Ryzen 9 3900X which is similarly priced. Comparing the overclocked 3900X shows that it is just 10% worse for gaming and desktop (sub octa-core) but around 40% better for 64-core computations. Gamers should consider the 9700K which offers identical overclocked gaming performance at a $100 USD discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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