Intel Core i7 9700 vs i7 8700
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i7 9700 with 8-cores against the 3.2 GHz i7 8700 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 9700
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Newer - released 1 year and 7 months later
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1602 vs 1455 points
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 394 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 2122 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 502.1 MB/sec | 440.7 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 53 Klines/sec | 49.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 145.1 pages/sec | 137.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 217.5 Mpixels/sec | 181.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 159.1 pages/sec | 150.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 41.3 images/sec | 33.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 59.6 images/sec | 51 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10 Mpixels/sec | 10.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 40 GOps/sec | 45 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 34.1 GOps/sec | 27.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 47M Primes/sec | 35M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 23.4M Strings/sec | 23.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 4.3 GBytes/sec | 4.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 180.3 MBytes/sec | 186.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 810 Frames/sec | 730 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 14.7B Matrices/sec | 12.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 6.5 PPW | 7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 104.8 PPW | 96 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 202.8 PPW | 196.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.64 PPW | 1.69 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 9700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-03-13 (Dnarte) | Cinebench 2024 | 68 / 421 |
Intel Core i7 8700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-08-09 (yourtrain) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1681 / 6489 |
| ๐ 2026-08-09 (yourtrain) | Cinebench 2026 | 394 / 2122 |
| ๐ 2025-06-26 (mike) | Cinebench 2024 | 72 / 540 |
| ๐ 2025-04-16 (BattOpGrunt) | Cinebench 2024 | 60 / 400 |
| ๐ 2024-09-26 (tbone) | Cinebench 2024 | 71 / 456 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 9700 and i7 8700General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | April 23, 2019 | October 5, 2017 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Coffee Lake |
| Model number | i7-9700 | i7-8700 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | - AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.0 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 32x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | LGA-1151 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (158th and 163rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 192 |
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
| ROPs | 3 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-2666 | - DDR4-2666 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 9700 official page | Intel Core i7 8700 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 16 |
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