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Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K vs Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K: Comparison
Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K and Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K separate most on l2 cache: Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K at 1.5 MB, Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K at 2 MB, 25% in favour of Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K. They match on 18 other specifications, including form factor, tdp and igpu. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K scores 136 against 122 for the Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K, a lead of 10%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel |
| Product Line | Core i7 | Core i |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 8700K | 9700K |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Coffee Lake Refresh |
| Core/Thread Count | 6 Core / 12 Thread | 8 Core / 8 Thread |
| Release Year | 2017 | 2018 |
| TDP | 95 W | 95 W |
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 12MB L3 + 1.5MB L2 + 384KB L1 | 12MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1 |
| Socket | LGA 1151 | LGA1151 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 4.7 GHz / 3.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz / 3.6 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | false |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.7 GHz | 4.9 |
| L2 Cache | 1.5 MB-25% | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Base Power | 95 W | 95 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 95 W | 95 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 2666 MT/s | 2666 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | false | false |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| PCIe Generation | 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | 16 |
| Launch MSRP | $359 | 374 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Discontinued |
| Series | Core i7 | Core i7 |
| CPU Process Node | 14 Nanometers | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Coffee Lake, 8th Gen Intel Core | Coffee Lake Refresh, 9th Gen Intel Core |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2666 |
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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