Intel Core i7-9700F vs Intel Core i5-9600

Intel Core i7-9700F
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Apr 2019
Intel Core i7-9700F
Intel Core i5-9600
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i5-9600

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700F
    114%
  • Intel Core i5-9600
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700F
    106%
  • Intel Core i5-9600
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700F
    123%
  • Intel Core i5-9600
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-9700F

6% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 23% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 14% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9600

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-9700F.

Intel Core i7-9700F

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-9700F

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-9700F

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-9700F

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-9700FIntel Core i5-9600
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-9700FIntel Core i5-9600
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateApr 2019vsSep 2018

Cores

Intel Core i7-9700FIntel Core i5-9600
Cores8vs6
Threads8vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsUHD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i7-9700FIntel Core i5-9600
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12MB (shared)vs9216 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-9700FIntel Core i5-9600
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA14CvsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-9700FIntel Core i5-9600
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clock4700 MHzvs4500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsvariable
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700F
    5640 points
  • Intel Core i5-9600
    5400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700F
    28800 points
  • Intel Core i5-9600
    22320 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-9700F (simulated)
    203.35
  • Intel Core i5-9600 (simulated)
    191.25

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-9700F (simulated)
    1285
  • Intel Core i5-9600 (simulated)
    1039.61

points - higher is better