Intel Core i7-9700E: specs and benchmarks

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Core i7-9700E
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.93

Core i7-9700E provides acceptable benchmark performance at 7.93% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i7-9700E sales 23 April 2019. This is a Coffee Lake architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4400 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 1151 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4-2666 memory.

Primary details

Core i7-9700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking952
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Power efficiency11.55of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)
Threads8
Base clock speed2.6 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed4.4 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache64K (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size180.3 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cof 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9700E compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9700E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+
AVX+
vPro+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
TSX+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-9700E's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-9700E.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-9700E. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-9700E 7.93

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-9700E 12595

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-9700E 1552

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-9700E 6034

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i7-9700E's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Core i7-5960X 101.26
Core i7-9700E 100
Ryzen 5 1600 97.48

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-9700E is Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-9700E:

Ryzen 3 5300G 102.77
Ryzen 5 3500 101.51
Core i7-9700E 100
Ryzen 5 1600 97.48

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