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Core i7-9700K


Performance
494.4k points

Description
The Core i7-9700K is a cpu manufactured by Intel that was released on October 2018. This model has 8 Coffee Lake-S cores , runs at 3600 MHz as base frequency and has a a thermal design power of 95 W.

Coffee Lake is the second refinement of Intel’s 14nm (Tri-Gate) technology. While it uses LGA1151 socket, it is incompatible with previous generations due to electrical changes in socket’s pins so these CPUs require Z370 chipset. This kind of generation introduced more cores in every range to compete with new AMD’s architecture. Coffee Lake uses DDR4 memory at 2400MHz for i3 and at 2666MHz for i5, i7 CPUs plus iGPU frequency has been increased 50MHz with respect to previous generation.

Specs
Official name
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz
CPUID
906ed
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/8
TDP
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
Release date
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
81.96k points
Mean multithread perf.
494.38k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
4.97k
37.81k (x7.6)
Test#2 (FP)
17.98k
138.05k (x7.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.89k
41.78k (x7.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.49k
7.13k (x0.5)
TOTAL
43.32k
224.77k (x5.2)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
17.94k
136.23k (x7.6)
Test#2 (FP)
25.66k
191.58k (x7.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.46k
44.51k (x6.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.52k
7.25k (x0.5)
TOTAL
64.58k
379.56k (x5.9)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
17.43k
134.6k (x7.7)
Test#2 (FP)
26.9k
191.15k (x7.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.24k
42.84k (x6.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.12k
7.25k (x0.5)
TOTAL
64.69k
375.84k (x5.8)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
32.45k
244.31k (x7.5)
Test#2 (FP)
28.3k
199.72k (x7.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.27k
43.15k (x6.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.93k
7.2k (x0.5)
TOTAL
81.96k
494.38k (x6.0)

Computers where this CPU was tested
Model
Release date

RAM models tested along with this CPU
Model
Type
Frequency
Size
DDR4
2133 MHz
8 GB

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]

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Samsung Core i7-9700K (This model)
 Mode FPU monothread  [43.32k points]
 Mode FPU multithread  [224.77k points]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [81.96k points]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [494.38k points]
 Mode FPU monothread  [45.53k points +5.09%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [266.82k points +18.71%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [81.91k points -0.06%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [529.32k points +7.07%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [45.13k points +4.16%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [112.09k points -50.13%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [59.01k points -28.00%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [190.82k points -61.40%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [54.29k points +25.31%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [281.22k points +25.11%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [102.51k points +25.07%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [544.64k points +10.17%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [42.12k points -2.79%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [202.61k points -9.86%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [73.69k points -10.08%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [374.06k points -24.34%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [44.9k points +3.63%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [240.71k points +7.09%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [79.2k points -3.37%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [487.05k points -1.48%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [54.04k points +24.73%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [271.76k points +20.91%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [76.46k points -6.70%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [399.39k points -19.21%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [42.82k points -1.17%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [191.54k points -14.79%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [75.27k points -8.16%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [387.99k points -21.52%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [48.71k points +12.44%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [316.12k points +40.64%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [86.65k points +5.72%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [657.19k points +32.93%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [55.26k points +27.55%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [326.76k points +45.38%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [75.81k points -7.50%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [497.74k points +0.68%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [39.5k points -8.84%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [178.64k points -20.52%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [80.6k points -1.66%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [443.77k points -10.24%]
          
FPU mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
4.98k [0.35%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
4.97k
This model
4.91k [-1.15%]
4.89k [-1.56%]
4.82k [-2.98%]
4.77k [-4.04%]
4.69k [-5.54%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
44.01k [16.41%]
41.08k [8.66%]
38.45k [1.70%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
37.81k
This model
36.39k [-3.75%]
36.23k [-4.16%]
36.1k [-4.51%]
35.52k [-6.06%]
35.09k [-7.18%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
18.39k [2.29%]
18.36k [2.16%]
18.31k [1.83%]
18.27k [1.65%]
18.24k [1.44%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
17.98k
This model
17.94k [-0.18%]
17.94k [-0.22%]
17.92k [-0.31%]
17.79k [-1.01%]
17.51k [-2.62%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
156.9k [13.65%]
155.68k [12.77%]
151.01k [9.38%]
150.83k [9.26%]
138.43k [0.27%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
138.05k
This model
134.76k [-2.39%]
125.05k [-9.42%]
124.94k [-9.50%]
120.48k [-12.73%]
118.16k [-14.41%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-9700K
5.89k
This model
5.88k [-0.28%]
5.84k [-0.92%]
5.84k [-1.00%]
5.84k [-1.00%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
50.13k [19.99%]
46.49k [11.29%]
45.78k [9.59%]
43.23k [3.49%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
41.78k
This model
39.25k [-6.05%]
38.43k [-8.01%]
38.12k [-8.75%]
37.55k [-10.12%]
36.62k [-12.35%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
15.32k [5.77%]
14.98k [3.43%]
14.97k [3.36%]
14.82k [2.31%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
14.49k
This model
14.37k [-0.82%]
14.2k [-1.98%]
14.16k [-2.27%]
14.03k [-3.13%]
13.95k [-3.71%]

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-9700K
7.13k
This model
7.08k [-0.66%]
6.85k [-3.87%]
6.74k [-5.52%]
          
SSE mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
18.18k [1.31%]
18.06k [0.64%]
18.05k [0.60%]
18.03k [0.48%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
17.94k
This model
17.66k [-1.58%]
17.35k [-3.28%]
17.17k [-4.29%]
17.17k [-4.29%]
16.91k [-5.76%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
160.49k [17.81%]
151.95k [11.54%]
139.07k [2.08%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
136.23k
This model
136.06k [-0.12%]
131.34k [-3.58%]
126.81k [-6.91%]
125.71k [-7.72%]
124.33k [-8.73%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
28.01k [9.17%]
26.13k [1.82%]
25.98k [1.23%]
25.87k [0.83%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
25.66k
This model
25.46k [-0.79%]
25.32k [-1.33%]
25.26k [-1.56%]
25k [-2.58%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
215.35k [12.41%]
204.76k [6.88%]
196.66k [2.65%]
195.06k [1.82%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
191.58k
This model
187.28k [-2.24%]
175.93k [-8.17%]
168.8k [-11.89%]
168.77k [-11.90%]
160.95k [-15.98%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
7.45k [15.45%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
6.46k
This model
6.38k [-1.09%]
6.37k [-1.26%]
6.24k [-3.30%]
6.22k [-3.70%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
55.74k [25.24%]
54.62k [22.72%]
53.2k [19.54%]
51.52k [15.75%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
44.51k
This model
43.61k [-2.01%]
41.08k [-7.70%]
40.71k [-8.54%]
39.74k [-10.72%]
39.68k [-10.86%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
15.82k [8.98%]
14.87k [2.42%]
14.84k [2.22%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
14.52k
This model
14.5k [-0.12%]
14.05k [-3.22%]
14.05k [-3.25%]
13.98k [-3.69%]
13.81k [-4.86%]

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-9700K
7.25k
This model
7.16k [-1.23%]
6.92k [-4.53%]
          
AVX mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
18.1k [3.84%]
17.98k [3.14%]
17.52k [0.53%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
17.43k
This model
17.24k [-1.11%]
16.95k [-2.74%]
16.92k [-2.91%]
16.87k [-3.20%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
164.31k [22.07%]
149.83k [11.31%]
140.98k [4.74%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
134.6k
This model
131.36k [-2.41%]
130.88k [-2.77%]
126.87k [-5.74%]
125.9k [-6.47%]
123.98k [-7.89%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
28.34k [5.35%]
27.04k [0.52%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
26.9k
This model
26.74k [-0.60%]
26.41k [-1.82%]
26.18k [-2.67%]
26.12k [-2.90%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
199.88k [4.57%]
198.79k [4.00%]
198.51k [3.85%]
197.34k [3.24%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
191.15k
This model
186.48k [-2.44%]
180.52k [-5.56%]
176.89k [-7.46%]
176.85k [-7.48%]
172.03k [-10.00%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-9700K
6.24k
This model
6.22k [-0.42%]
6.17k [-1.17%]
6.06k [-2.88%]
6.01k [-3.69%]
5.99k [-4.04%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
50.64k [18.21%]
44.99k [5.03%]
43.12k [0.66%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
42.84k
This model
42.59k [-0.58%]
42.08k [-1.78%]
40.09k [-6.42%]
39.84k [-7.01%]
38.76k [-9.53%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
14.72k [4.29%]
14.48k [2.55%]
14.47k [2.53%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
14.12k
This model
13.88k [-1.70%]
13.71k [-2.90%]
13.64k [-3.38%]
13.6k [-3.67%]
13.33k [-5.60%]

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
7.34k [1.25%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
7.25k
This model
7.16k [-1.15%]
7.11k [-1.89%]
6.95k [-4.11%]
          
AVX2 mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
33.38k [2.85%]
33.03k [1.77%]
32.74k [0.87%]
32.67k [0.65%]
32.55k [0.29%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
32.45k
This model
32.08k [-1.14%]
31.66k [-2.44%]
31.57k [-2.73%]
31.23k [-3.77%]
31.2k [-3.85%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
259.64k [6.28%]
259.31k [6.14%]
249.83k [2.26%]
248.93k [1.89%]
248.24k [1.61%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
244.31k
This model
242.98k [-0.54%]
240.28k [-1.65%]
237.35k [-2.85%]
236.69k [-3.12%]
236.25k [-3.30%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
28.97k [2.37%]
28.87k [2.02%]
28.49k [0.67%]
28.44k [0.48%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
28.3k
This model
28.17k [-0.46%]
28.13k [-0.62%]
27.95k [-1.25%]
27.82k [-1.69%]
27.44k [-3.04%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
203.56k [1.92%]
202.79k [1.53%]
202.63k [1.46%]
201.2k [0.74%]
200.56k [0.42%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
199.72k
This model
198.07k [-0.83%]
196.86k [-1.43%]
195.79k [-1.97%]
195.51k [-2.11%]
192.46k [-3.64%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
6.41k [2.21%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
6.27k
This model
6.14k [-2.14%]
6.08k [-3.12%]
6.07k [-3.30%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
44.96k [4.20%]
43.51k [0.86%]
43.39k [0.57%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
43.15k
This model
42.12k [-2.37%]
41.8k [-3.11%]
40.6k [-5.91%]
40.52k [-6.09%]
40.48k [-6.17%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
15.23k [1.98%]
15.22k [1.96%]
14.98k [0.32%]
14.95k [0.16%]
Intel Core i7-9700K
14.93k
This model
14.81k [-0.83%]
14.77k [-1.04%]
14.73k [-1.33%]
14.48k [-3.03%]
14.47k [-3.09%]

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-9700K
7.2k
This model
7.2k [0.00%]
7.15k [-0.78%]
7.14k [-0.92%]
7.08k [-1.76%]

Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4