Intel Core i7-9700K vs Intel Core i7-8700K

Intel Core i7-9700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i7-9700K
Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2017
Intel Core i7-8700K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    107%
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    104%
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    109%
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-9700K

9% higher multi threaded performance.
Around 7% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700K

None

Intel Core i7-9700K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-9700K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-9700KIntel Core i7-8700K
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 i7-9700KIntel Core i7-8700K
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateSep 2018vsOct 2017

Cores

Intel Core i7-9700KIntel Core i7-8700K
Cores8vs6
Threads8vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel UHD 630

Cache

Intel Core i7-9700KIntel Core i7-8700K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12288 KB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-9700KIntel Core i7-8700K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA14CvsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvs151mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-9700KIntel Core i7-8700K
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4900 MHzvs4700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    5880 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    5640 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    34560 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    31968 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    1542
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    1412

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    212
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    202

points - higher is better