CPU Comparison

Intel Core i7 9800X

8C / 16T

3.8 - 4.4 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Intel Core i9 9900X

10C / 20T

3.5 - 4.4 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Benchmark Scores

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X1,263

Intel Core i9 9900X1,182

Difference: 6.9% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X13,055

Intel Core i9 9900X13,994

Difference: 7.2% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X1,314

Intel Core i9 9900X1,455

Difference: 10.7% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X7,991

Intel Core i9 9900X10,273

Difference: 28.6% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X1,225

Intel Core i9 9900X1,165

Difference: 5.2% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X9,648

Intel Core i9 9900X10,704

Difference: 10.9% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X2,573

Intel Core i9 9900X2,565

Difference: 0.3% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X18,121

Intel Core i9 9900X21,833

Difference: 20.5% (Intel faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

3.8 GHz

Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.4 GHz

Boost Frequency

4.4 GHz

165 W

TDP

165 W

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-2066

Skylake

Architecture

Skylake

14nm

Manufacturing

14nm

2018

Release Year

2018

17MB shared

L3 Cache

20MB shared

DDR4-2666

Memory Support

DDR4-2666

128GB

Max Memory

128GB

PCIe Version

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