Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz

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Is the Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.9 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 56.10

Overall Rank: 825

Last Price Change: $257.99 USD (2024-05-08)

Average CPU Mark

14473

Single Thread Rating: 2877
Samples: 8349*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 17,273
Thread: 2,815

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	41,641 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	35,579 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	52 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	26,100 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,561 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	209,991 KBytes/Sec
Physics	883 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	18,136 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,877 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$425.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$260.53 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Skytech Shadow 3.0 Gaming PC Desktop - Intel Core-i7 9700K 3.6GHz, RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6, 16GB DDR4 3000, 1TB NVME, Z390 Motherboard, 600W Gold PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$1499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 24 Desktop 512GB SSD Win 11 Pro (Intel Core i7-9700K Processor 3.60GHz Turbo to 4.90GHz, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, 24" Touchscreen FullHD, Win 11 Pro) PC Computer All-in-One	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	OMEN by HP Gaming Desktop Computer, Intel Core i7-9700K Processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB, HyperX 16 GB RAM, 2 TB hard drive, 512 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home (880-191, Black)	$2697.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 24 Desktop 8TB SSD 32GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-9700K Processor 3.60GHz Turbo to 4.90GHz, 32 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD, 24-inch FullHD, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - Intel Core i7-9700KF 3.6GHz, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, 16GB DDR4 3000, 1TB NVMe SSD, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit, White	$2998.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,370
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,635
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,024
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,458
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,473
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.50
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-12900K		139.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		118.65
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		56.10
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,877
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2095173 - May 06 2024		12564
BL2095145 - May 06 2024		12125
BL2094815 - May 06 2024		16502
BL2094408 - May 05 2024		14892
BL2094288 - May 05 2024		12862

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,473
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		14,322 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		14,315 (-1.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-9700K		16,387 (+13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-9700K		15,670 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		18,075 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		13,261 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		13,206 (-8.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-9700K		13,201 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		16,458 (+13.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-9700K		13,177 (-9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i7-9700K		12,654 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-9700K		11,616 (-19.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,158
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,552
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,511
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,353

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz

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