Ryzen 7 7700X vs Core i7-9700K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Prices and Stock
MSRP $385

Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 1439 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700K.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X

Performs up to 13% better in Rocket League than Core i7-9700K - 804 vs 712 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i7-9700K

Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - $224.22 vs $273.95
Up to 9% better value when playing Rocket League than Ryzen 7 7700X - $0.31 vs $0.34 per FPS
Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 95 vs 105 Watts

This is a free version of Rocket League.

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

804

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.34/FPS

91%

Price, $

$273.95

81%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $273.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 392 minutes ago

Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

712

89%

Value, $/FPS

$0.31/FPS

100%

Price, $

$224.22

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $224.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 392 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Ultra

162

FPS

197

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

192

FPS

235

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

216

FPS

380

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

209

FPS

223

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

796

FPS

969

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2982

100%

Multi-Core

15527

100%

Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1692

57%

Multi-Core

7176

46%

Ryzen 7 7700X	vs	Core i7-9700K
Sep 27th, 2022	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7	Collection	Core i7
Raphael	Codename	Coffee Lake
AMD Socket AM5	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	8
16	Threads	8
4.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
5.4 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
105 W	TDP	95 W
5 nm	Process Size	14 nm
45.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
Radeon Graphics	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
Yes	Overclockable	Yes