Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.7 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 69.79

Overall Rank:
938th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
579th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
301st fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $189.00 USD (2024-07-15)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13190

Single Thread Rating

2748

Samples: 2722*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 16,093
Thread: 2,696

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	39,980 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	33,928 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,577 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,170 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	185,405 KBytes/Sec
Physics	786 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,386 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,748 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$245.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$199.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo Yoga A940-27ICB F0E50045FZ All-in-One Computer - Intel Core i7 9th Gen i7-9700 Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz - 32 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 1 TB HDD - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 SSD - 27" 4K UHD	$959.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Vostro 3671 Business Desktop Computer, Intel Core i7-9700 8-Core Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, Keyboard and Mouse, Black, Windows 10 Pro	$799.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Yoga AIO Desktop 27" 4K UHD IPS Touchscreen (350nits, 100% sRGB) Intel 3.0GHz Core i7 Processor 64GB RAM 2TB SSD + 1TB HDD Radeon RX 560 Graphic FHD IR Camera Pen Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable	$1299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron Tower Computer PC with Intel Quad Core i7-7700, 16GB RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, HDMI, WIFI, DVD-RW, Windows 10 Pro	$1688.88 (www.amazon.com)
	ZOTAC Gaming MEK Ultra Gaming PC, GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, 8-core Liquid-Cooled Intel Core i7-9700, 16GB DDR4/512GB NVMe SSD/2TB HDD/Windows 10 System, GU3070C7R0B-U-W2B	$1549.98 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz		13,190

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz		69.79
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz		2,748
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2144810 - Jul 14 2024		13245
BL2144781 - Jul 14 2024 [Excluded]		10054
BL2144350 - Jul 13 2024		13282
BL2144044 - Jul 13 2024		13142
BL2143816 - Jul 12 2024		13681

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz		13,190
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700		10,697 (-18.9%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700		14,465 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700		14,277 (+8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i7-9700		12,648 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700		13,250 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700		13,154 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700		10,420 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700		10,028 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-9700		13,637 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-9700		13,177 (-0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-9700		12,791 (-3.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-9700		16,382 (+24.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz		2,170

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz

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