Intel

Core i7-9700

The Core i7-9700 is Intel’s 8-core, 8-thread processor for the LGA1151 platform, built on the Coffee Lake architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet with gaming and productivity benchmarks, plus every retailer’s current price in Germany.

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Core i7-9700 processor

Gaming performance

CPU-bound gaming score: a 1080p rating normalized so the fastest gaming CPU we track = 100. Productivity scores are in the Benchmarks section below.

Gaming scores are normalised performance indexes derived from Tom’s Hardware’s published CPU gaming benchmarks. Performance per dollar is our own calculation on top of that data.

1080p Gaming

Core i7-970040.0
Best CPU100.0

The Core i7-9700 scores 40.0 on our 0–100 CPU gaming scale, tested at 1080p where the processor, not the graphics card, sets the frame rate. At 1440p and 4K the gap between CPUs shrinks as the GPU takes over.

Performance-per-euro rank among all CPUs with live pricing in Germany

Gaming value

#99

Productivity value

#81

Benchmarks

Standardized productivity scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest CPU we track and linked to its source. Multi-core tracks heavy parallel work like rendering and encoding; single-core tracks everyday responsiveness.

Multi-core

Core i7-970013,177 CPU Mark
Threadripper Pro 5995WX (best)94,831 CPU Mark
Core i7-97006,771 points
Ryzen 9 9950X3D (best)26,814 points
Core i7-9700421 points
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (best)2,508 points
Core i7-97008,540 points
Threadripper Pro 5995WX (best)65,112 points

Single-core

Core i7-97002,744 points
Core Ultra 9 285K (best)5,087 points
Core i7-97001,561 points
Ryzen 9 9950X3D (best)3,068 points
Core i7-970068 points
Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (best)145 points
Core i7-97001,181 points
Core i9-14900KS (best)2,398 points

Where to buy the Core i7-9700

Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.

RetailerAvailabilityPriceUpdatedBuy
ProshopOEM / trayIn stock
Delivery 4-6 days
€311.40
+ €4.99 shipping
Buy at Proshop

OEM / tray is the bare processor: no retail box and no cooler in the package, and the warranty is handled by the seller. The chip itself is the same.

The Core i7-9700 starts from €311.40 as an OEM / tray chip across 1 retailer. Prices update daily from live stock. Prices include 19% VAT. Shipping is shown under each price, and offers are listed by price plus shipping.

Specifications

Cores & Clocks

Cores / Threads
8 / 8
Base clock
3.0 GHz
Boost clock
4.7 GHz
Architecture
Coffee Lake

Cache & Process

L3 cache
12 MB
L2 cache
2 MB
Process node
Intel 14nm
Released
2019-04-23

Memory & Platform

Socket
LGA1151
Memory channels
2
Max memory
128 GB
Memory support
DDR4, 2666
Chipsets
Z370, H310, B360, H370, Q370, Z390, B365
PCIe
PCIe 3.0
ECC support
No

Power & Extras

TDP
65W
Max power
180W
Integrated graphics
Intel UHD 630
Stock cooler
E97379-003

The Core i7-9700 pairs 8 cores with 12 MB of L3 cache on the Intel 14nm process. Compare the Core i7-9700 against the full CPU lineup on the full processor rankings, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.

How the Core i7-9700 compares

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