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Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-9700K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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

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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 KBL1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KBL2 Cache: 8 x 256 KBL3 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: 68.91

Overall Rank: 1264th fastest in multithreading out of 5824 CPUs883rd fastest in single threading out of 5824 CPUs390th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $209.00 USD (2026-03-18)

Average CPU Mark Multithread Rating 14403 Single Thread Rating 2860 Samples: 12369* *Margin for error: Low + Compare PerformanceTest V9 CPU Mark: 17,273 Thread: 2,815

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

Integer Math	41,373 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	35,519 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	51 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,655 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,610 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	207,261 KBytes/Sec
Physics	877 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	18,086 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,860 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of March 2026 From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of March 2026.For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs As of 18th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance

Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K	58,409
Intel Core i9-13900K	58,253
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	38,935
Apple M4 10 Core	23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F	19,598
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	18,076
AMD Ryzen 5 3600	17,676
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz	15,643
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	14,403
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz	14,130

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price ) As of 18th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value

Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600	192.74
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	145.15
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	140.30
Intel Core i9-14900K	124.54
Intel Core i9-13900K	107.88
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	68.91
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	54.98
Intel Core i5-12400F	48.03
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz	NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz	NA
Apple M4 10 Core	NA

Single Thread Rating As of 18th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance

Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K	4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K	4,599
Apple M4 10 Core	4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz	3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz	3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F	3,490
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	2,913
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	2,860
AMD Ryzen 5 3600	2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz Most recent listed first

Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3335485 - Mar 08 2026	14880
BL3335208 - Mar 08 2026	15182
BL3334985 - Mar 08 2026	11848
BL3334967 - Mar 08 2026	14874
BL3334944 - Mar 08 2026	15745

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 18th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance

Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	14,403
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K	14,254 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K	14,066 (-2.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-9700K	13,868 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K	13,191 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K	13,164 (-8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i7-9700K	16,044 (+11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i7-9700K	15,984 (+11.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-9700K	13,139 (-8.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-9700K	16,279 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-10600KF @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K	14,118 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i3-14100 vs Intel Core i7-9700K	15,163 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i3-13100 vs Intel Core i7-9700K	14,077 (-2.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?As of 18th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance

Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D	12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D	11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus	10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	10,524
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus	10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	9,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K	9,444
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	1,781

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