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Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-9700 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.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 8 Cores and 8 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.7 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 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) i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 62.83

Overall Rank:
1190th fastest in multithreading out of 5270 CPUs
790th fastest in single threading out of 5270 CPUs
373rd fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $210.54 USD (2025-07-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13228
Single Thread Rating
2756

Samples: 4826*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 16,093
Thread: 2,696

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math40,154 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math34,205 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,489 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption4,323 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression181,485 KBytes/Sec
Physics821 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,484 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,756 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$298.68 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,627
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,010
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,430
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,145
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,492
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,156
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
 13,228
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 228.15
Intel Core i5-12400F
 168.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 151.26
Intel Core i9-13900K
 139.59
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.62
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.18
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
 62.83
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.50
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 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,898
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,920
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
 2,756
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2759824 - Jul 12 2025
14248
BL2759677 - Jul 12 2025
8947
BL2759638 - Jul 12 2025
12522
BL2759603 - Jul 12 2025
14284
BL2759528 - Jul 12 2025
14351
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
 13,228
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700
 13,172 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700
 10,663 (-19.4%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700
 14,413 (+9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i7-9700
 18,156 (+37.3%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700
 14,282 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700
 13,203 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700
 12,117 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700
 9,968 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700
 13,574 (+2.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-9700
 13,164 (-0.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-9700
 14,800 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700
 14,246 (+7.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,431
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,576
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,478
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,799
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,628
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,529
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,469
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
 1,827