Intel Core i7-9700K
Intel Entry-level
Intel Coffee Lake Refresh desktop processor released in 2018 — 8 cores, 8 threads, boosting to 4.9 GHz on socket LGA1151.
Gaming index
56 / 100
Cores / Threads
8 / 8
Max boost
4.9 GHz
L3 cache
12 MB
Faster in games than 9% of the 66 CPUs we track
i7-9700K specifications
| Family | Coffee Lake Refresh |
|---|---|
| Socket | LGA1151 |
| Release year | 2018 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz |
| Max boost clock | 4.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB |
| TDP (base) | 95 W |
| Integrated graphics | UHD 630 |
| Launch MSRP | $374 |
| Est. gaming index | 56 / 100 |
| Est. multi-core index | 22 / 100 |
| Est. single-core index | 53 / 100 |
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Specifications from manufacturer reference data. Performance indexes are estimates based on publicly available benchmarks; real-world results vary by workload and configuration.