Performance Specification
CPU Speed
3.6 GHz
Turbo Speed
4.9 GHz
Physical Cores
8 cores
Threads
8 threads
CPU Codename
Coffee Lake
TDP (Power)
95W
Lithography
14nm
Mobo Socket
LGA 1151
Bit Width
64 Bit
Memory Channels
2
Maximum memory
64GB
CPU Features
Notebook CPU
Unlocked Multiplier
L1 Cache
512KB
L2 Cache
2048KB
L3 Cache
12KB
Approved
Rating & Price
GD RATING
Unknown
Release price
$349
Core i7-9700K 8-Core 3.6GHz Game Requirement Analysis
The Core i7-9700K 8-Core 3.6GHz is a top-end CPU based on a refinement of the 14nm++ Coffee Lake microarchitecture.
It offers 8 physical cores (8 logical), initially clocked at 3.6GHz, which may go up to 4.6GHz using 8 cores with Turbo Boost, or up to 4.9GHz boost clock on a single core. The Core i7-9700K has 12MB of L3 Cache.
Among its many features the 9700K has Turbo Boost 2.0 and Virtualization are activated and the processor has its multiplier unlocked.
This Core i7-9700K CPU offers some of the fastest gaming performance of any Intel CPU as of 2018, and will not be the bottleneck in any modern gaming PC. It will be able to play all modern games comfortably on ultra graphics performance at any supported resolution without being a hindrance to the accompanying GPU.
Source [ Jon ]