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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X at 8 MB, Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K at 2 MB, 75% in favour of AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. L3 Cache splits them by another 63%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. They match on 9 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and performance cores. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X scores 309 against 136 for the Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K, a lead of 56%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Product Line | Ryzen | Core i |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 9700X | 9700K |
| Codename | Granite Ridge | Coffee Lake Refresh |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 8 Core / 8 Thread |
| TDP | 65 W | 95 W |
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Graphics (2 cores) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 32MB L3 + 8MB L2 + 640KB L1 | 12MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1 |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1151 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 5.5 GHz / 3.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz / 3.6 GHz |
| Socket Status | Current | End of Life |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Performance Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | false |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | true | true |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 2 MB-75% |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 12 MB-62% |
| Base Power | 65 W | 95 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 88 | 95 |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 5600 | 2666 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Capacity | 256 | 128 |
| ECC Support | true | false |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| iGPU Compute Units | 2 | 24 |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 | 16-33% |
| Launch MSRP | 359 | 374 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Discontinued |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Core i7 |
| CPU Process Node | 4 Nanometers (TSMC) | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Zen 5, Ryzen 9000 Series | Coffee Lake Refresh, 9th Gen Intel Core |
| Memory Support | DDR5-5600 | DDR4-2666 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.
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