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Intel BX80684I79700KF

Core i7-9700KF

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8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.60 GHz, 95 W.
Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 97.1% (73rd of 1404)

Based on 32,736 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000906EC, BFEBFBFF000906ED Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700KF CPU @ 3.60GHz
Poor: 84%Average: 97.1% Great: 105%
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier

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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i7-9700KF averaged just 2.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-9700KF near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Quad Core Speed 555Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 280Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-9700KF is 20.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-9700KF performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,006Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 968Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 32,736 samples)
Rank 7397.1%
Min Avg Max
78.3 Memory 90.9 96.7
112 1-Core 140 153
232 2-Core 280 306
93.7% 170 Pts
Min Avg Max
449 4-Core 555 611
740 8-Core 968 1,116
92% 761 Pts
Min Avg Max
772 64-Core 1,006 1,149
62.2% 1,006 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
101% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,018
97% 802 Pts
64-Core 1,151
71% 1,151 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
100% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 1,022
96% 795 Pts
64-Core 1,036
64% 1,036 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 283
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 925
91% 745 Pts
64-Core 944
58% 944 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 89.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 945
93% 759 Pts
64-Core 909
56% 909 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 138
2-Core 286
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 1,097
99% 833 Pts
64-Core 1097
68% 1097 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 90.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 285
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 1,022
95% 790 Pts
64-Core 1,069
66% 1,069 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg)
43.6% Average
Memory 64
1-Core 38.5
2-Core 50.3
36% 50.9 Pts
4-Core 127
8-Core 193
20% 160 Pts
64-Core 214
13% 214 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 60,295,160 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $140

CPU
Core i7-9700KFIntel  $400Bench 97%, 32,736 samples1x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,733x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,660x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples1,518x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples922x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples778x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples696x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,077x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples704x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,168

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-9700KF Processor
Launch DateQ1'19
Processor Numberi7-9700KF
# of Cores8
# of Threads8
Cache12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed3.60 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.90 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP95 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015D (130W)
Description“engineering new protections into hardware”

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NIYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1151

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

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USA-User
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Good (edit your comment) Add link

16 days ago.

it was pretty fast, way faster than needed.

DEU-User
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5,427

Good

8 months ago.

great if your on a bit of a low budget but want a monster pc

ROU-User
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4,403

Excellent

15 months ago.

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Because cheap AF and outperforms the best threadripper lol—Mar '21

POL-User
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4,310

Poor

16 months ago.

im using it on my PC right now and it's working great in tandem with a RTX 2070 SUPER

FIN-User
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2,374

Excellent

2 years ago.

Amazing cpu for gaming and basic work use.

ColdSpy
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330

Good

3 years ago.

The iGPU-less variant of i7-9700K. This CPU is priced $30 less than i7-9700K which makes this an option for high refresh rate gamers as this CPU still offers same performance as i7-9700K yet priced lower which leads to better value, higher overclocking potential and probably little bit lower power consumption and thermal generation due to lack of iGPU.

Bigboyiy
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16

Excellent

4 years ago.

Very nice. A lot better but more expensive

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