Intel Core i7 9700KF vs Intel Core 3 304
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2019
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Wildcat Lake
Processor Number
i7-9700KF
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
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Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
95 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
1
Performance Core Threads
8
2
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
8
5
Total Thread Count
8
5
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
15.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.3 GHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4
PCIe Lanes
16
6
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,234
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Cinebench R23
9,090
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Geekbench 6
1,704
2,472
Geekbench 5
1,272
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Geekbench 6
7,751
6,708
Geekbench 5
7,462
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Blender
100
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Passmark CPU
2,877
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Passmark CPU
14,360
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.