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Gaming Performance Comparison

Recommended System Requirements
Game Core i7-9700K 8-Core 3.6GHz Ryzen R7 1700
Cyberpunk 2077 55% 39%
Assassins Creed: Valhalla 39% 18%
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 41% 20%
Genshin Impact 66% 54%
eFootball PES 2021 51% 35%
Mafia: Definitive Edition 51% 35%
Watch Dogs Legion 39% 18%
FIFA 21 58% 43%
Marvel's Avengers 41% 20%
Microsoft Flight Simulator 49% 31%

In terms of overall gaming performance, the Intel Core i7-9700K 8-Core 3.6GHz is massively better than the AMD Ryzen R7 1700 when it comes to running the latest games. This also means it will be less likely to bottleneck more powerful GPUs, allowing them to achieve more of their gaming performance potential.

The Core i7-9700K 8-Core was released over a year more recently than the Ryzen R7 1700, and so the Core i7-9700K 8-Core is likely to have better levels of support, and will be more optimized for running the latest games.


The Core i7-9700K 8-Core and the Ryzen R7 1700 both have 8 cores. Games are not yet able to harness this many cores, so it is probably excessive if you mean to just run the latest games; however, if you intend on running a server with this CPU, it would seem to be a decent choice.

The Ryzen R7 1700 has 8 more threads than the Core i7-9700K 8-Core. The Core i7-9700K 8-Core has one thread per physical core, whereas the Ryzen R7 1700 uses hyperthreading and has 2 logical threads per physical core.



The Core i7-9700K 8-Core and Ryzen R7 1700 are not from the same family of CPUs, so their clock speeds are by no means directly comparable. Bear in mind, then, that while the Core i7-9700K 8-Core has a 0.6 GHz faster frequency, this is not always an indicator that it will be superior in performance, despite frequency being crucial when trying to avoid GPU bottlenecking. In this case, however, the difference is enough that it possibly indicates the superiority of the .


The Ryzen R7 1700 has a 2048 KB bigger L2 cache than the Core i7-9700K 8-Core, which means that it, at worst, wins out in this area, and at best, will provide superior gaming performance and will work much better with high-end graphics cards.


The Ryzen R7 1700 has a 30 Watt lower Maximum TDP than the Core i7-9700K 8-Core (though they were created with the same size 14 nm manufacturing technology). What this means is the Ryzen R7 1700 will consume significantly less power and consequently produce less heat, enabling more prolonged computational tasks with fewer adverse effects. This will lower your yearly electricity bill significantly, as well as prevent you from having to invest in extra cooling mechanisms (unless you overclock).

CPU Core Details

CPU CodenameCoffee LakeZen
MoBo SocketLGA 1151Socket AM4
Notebook CPUnono
Release Date30 Oct 201802 Mar 2017
CPU LinkGD LinkGD Link

CPU Technical Specifications

CPU Cores8vs8
CPU Threads8vs16
Clock Speed3.6 GHzvs3 GHz
Turbo Frequency4.9 GHzvs3.7 GHz
Max TDP95 Wvs65 W
Lithography14 nmvs14 nm
Bit Width64 Bitvs-
Virtualization Technologynovsno

CPU Cache and Memory

L1 Cache Size512 KBvs512 KB
L2 Cache Size2048 KBvs4096 KB
L3 Cache Size12 MBvs16 MB
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ECC Memory Supportnovsno

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CPU Mini Review

Mini ReviewThe 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.The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 8-Core 3.7GHz is a high-end CPU based on the 14nm Zen micro architecture. It offers 8 physical cores (16 threads), initially clocked at 3.0 GHz base clock, rising to 3.7 GHz with boost clock. It has an unlocked multiplier for overclocking, and 16MB of L3 Cache. Among its many features are Simultaneous Multithreading, Cool n Quiet, CoolCore Technology, Extended Frequency Range (XFX), Pure Power and Precision Boost. This CPU is likely to offer exceptional computational performance and will not be the bottleneck in any modern gaming PC. It will be able to play all modern games comfortably on high/ultra graphics performance without being a hindrance to the accompanying GPU.