Intel Core i7 9700K

With the inclusion of a brand new, upper-tier of Core i9 processor, the i7 9700K is left in a rather unforgiving position. It's not the best powerhouse chip: that's the i9 9900K. And it's not the best value high-end gaming chip: that idiosyncratic...

For the enthusiasts among us who have some breathing room in their budgets, Core i7-9700K is a much smarter choice for gaming than the pricey Core i9-9900K. It serves up similar performance at a significantly lower price. It's no slouch in heavier...

The Core i7-9700K ends up as an alternative rather than something that's clearly better or worse than the i9-9900K. It delivers great gaming performance and uses less power, striking an interesting balance between competing...

Intel's new Core i9-9900K takes the performance crown in the mainstream segment but for a premium. Its brother the Core i7-9700K, is a cheaper option but something about an i7 without HyperThreading just doesn't seem right. But pricewise, the i7-9700K manages to beat the Core i7-8700K making it a considerable upgrade for a bit more. From a purely gaming perspective, you're not losing much coming from an i7-8700K.

The Core i7 9700K is a really nice processor, a little less for heavily threaded applications, but for gaming it rocks. It is, however, a little more difficult to recommend when it's just about gaming as the Core i5 9600K makes more sense, value wise....

Que merezca la pena o no su adquisición va a depender en enorme medida de su precio, que se estima en torno a 440 euros (al que añadir el disipador). De hacerse realidad dicha calidad, no podría luchar contra el Ryzen 7 2700X en términos de rendimiento/precio, siendo incluso el i7-8700K un gran rival por unos 70 euros menos. Intel tendrá que bajar por tanto su precio si quiere ofrecer una mayor competencia, pues AMD le ha plantado cara firmemente y parece que va para largo.