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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 55.75

Overall Rank: 709

Last Price Change: $260.53 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

14524

Single Thread Rating: 2886
Samples: 7719*
*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	41,807 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	35,686 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	53 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	26,354 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,557 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	211,239 KBytes/Sec
Physics	885 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	18,204 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,886 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of October 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of October 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of October 2023.
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!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	CyberpowerPC Gamer Supreme Liquid Cool Gaming PC, Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCI-E NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 10 Home (SLC8260A2, Black)	$2049.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Precision 3630 Workstation Intel 9th Gen i7-9700K 3.6GHz (Up to 4.90GHz) 8-Core CPU 32GB DDR4 Memory 1TB NVMe SSD 2TB HDD Quadro P620 Windows 11 Pro	$3580.00 (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)
	HP Pavilion 24 Desktop 512GB SSD 32GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-9700K Processor 3.60GHz Turbo to 4.90GHz, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, 24" Touchscreen FullHD, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 24 Desktop 1TB SSD + 2TB HD 32GB RAM (Intel Core i7-9700K Processor 3.60GHz Turbo to 4.90GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HD, 24-inch FullHD, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,677
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,738
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,623
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,053
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,406
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,784
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,454
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,524
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,234

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.01
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.93
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.21
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.38
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.93
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.75
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.58
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 26th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,658
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,191
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,052
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,950
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,842
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,712
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,941
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,886
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1930931 - Oct 24 2023		15865
BL1930832 - Oct 23 2023		12006
BL1930212 - Oct 22 2023		13968
BL1929741 - Oct 22 2023		14518
BL1929635 - Oct 22 2023		14348

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 26th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,524
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		14,399 (-0.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-9700K		12,792 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		13,699 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		13,287 (-8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-9700K		16,416 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		10,737 (-26.1%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		18,116 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		14,355 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		13,273 (-8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-9700K		13,219 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		16,570 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-10600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700K		13,689 (-5.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,205
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i5-14600K		8,679
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,554
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,531
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,434
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,387
Intel Core i7-14700KF		8,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,840
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,822
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,360

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

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