Your i7 9700K could be a fake if it doesn't match expected specifications or performance.
Your i7 9700K could be a fake if it doesn't match expected specifications or performance.
You purchased a 9700K recently, but the CPU identification shows 906ED (i5 9600K). It seems there might be an issue with the detection.
Use CPU-Z to determine your processor details. https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.ht...on-history
It shows 8 cores and 8 threads, which means it’s not a 9600k. Seems like a 9700k setup at a glance.
Yeah, the only thing that scares me is that hwInfo also detects it as a Coffee Lake-S. As far as it performs as a 9700K its fine i guess, but I will have to run some benchmarks i don't know a lot about.
Coffee Lake-S combines the 9600k and 9700k models into one package—though it doesn’t add much clarity to your question. Simply run cinebench or any benchmarking software and check HWinfo for performance details. If the results indicate 8 cores operating at a higher frequency, it confirms a 9700k configuration. CPUZ has already done that for you. The main point now is whether you’ve secured the right silicon version with your 9700k.