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Intel
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About This Product
The Intel Core i7-9700F is an 8-core, 8-thread desktop CPU from the 9th Gen Coffee Lake Refresh series. With a base clock of 3.0 GHz and a boost clock of 4.7 GHz, it offers solid gaming performance for 1080p and 1440p resolutions, often matching or exceeding AMD's Ryzen 5 3600 in games. However, its lack of hyper-threading limits its multi-threaded application performance compared to similarly priced Ryzen CPUs.
Verdict
βA good option for budget-conscious gamers prioritizing single-core performance on an existing LGA 1151 platform.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
131.4 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
34.5 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
ARC Raiders
Mixed player settings
57 FPS
Playable
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