Intel Core i7-9700TE 9th Gen Embedded Processor, 8-Core, LGA1151
The Intel Core i7-9700TE is a low power embedded processor with eight cores and eight threads, built on Intel's 9th generation Core architecture, codenamed Coffee Lake Refresh. It runs at a base frequency of 1.80 GHz and reaches 3.80 GHz under Turbo Boost, backed by 12 MB of Intel Smart Cache within a 35 W thermal envelope. It installs in an FCLGA1151 socket on Intel 300 series boards and supports dual channel DDR4 at up to 2666 MT/s. As an embedded SKU it is offered on Intel's extended availability terms, which is what makes it suitable for designs that have to stay buildable for years.
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Compatibility and integration considerations
The FCLGA1151 socket is shared with the 6th and 7th generation parts, but this processor needs an Intel 300 series chipset and will not boot on a 100 or 200 series board despite fitting the socket, so verify the chipset rather than the socket when ordering against an existing platform. Boards that shipped before this generation launched may need a BIOS update before they will post. Fitting eight cores into 35 W costs a great deal of base clock: 1.80 GHz against 2.60 GHz on the i7-9700E, the largest gap between an E and TE pair in this generation. Size any sustained workload on 1.80 GHz rather than on the 3.80 GHz turbo figure. This generation of i7 dropped Hyper-Threading, so this is eight cores and eight threads. Memory runs in dual channel DDR4 at up to 2666 MT/s with a 128 GB ceiling, and ECC is not supported. Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 requires display outputs on the board.
Typical use cases
This processor suits fanless and space constrained designs that need eight physical cores, such as compact vision controllers, medical imaging front ends and edge gateways running many parallel tasks at moderate clocks. It trades peak speed for core count within a fixed thermal budget, which is the right trade when the work is wide rather than latency sensitive.