Intel Core i7-9700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Intel Core i7-9700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i7-9700K
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 8 / Mar 2018
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    101%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    117%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    118%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-9700K

17% higher single threaded performance.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

18% higher multi threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-9700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700X
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
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
XFR

Architecture

Intel Core i7-9700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700X
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Zen+
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsZen
Release DateSep 2018vsMar 2018

Cores

Intel Core i7-9700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Cores8vs8
Threads8vs16
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-9700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700X
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12288 KB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-9700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700X
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA14CvsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-9700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4900 MHzvs4350 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsvariable
TDP95 Wvs105 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    5880 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    4785 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    34560 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    39723 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    1542
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    1828

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    212
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    180

points - higher is better