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Intel BX80673I97920X

Core i9-7920X

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12 Cores, 24 Threads @2.90 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 81.6% (216th of 1442)

Based on 5,430 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000506E3, BFEBFBFF00050654 Models: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7920X CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7920X CPU @ 2.90GHz
Poor: 73%Average: 81.6% Great: 91%
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i9-7920X averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-7920X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,860Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 473Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-7920X is just 18.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-7920X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 74.9Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 911Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,430 samples)
Rank 21681.6%
Min Avg Max
66.6 Memory 74.9 85
91.7 1-Core 121 137
199 2-Core 241 273
79.7% 146 Pts
Min Avg Max
398 4-Core 473 540
756 8-Core 911 1,074
82.2% 692 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,488 64-Core 1,860 2,181
115% 1,860 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
96% Outstanding
Memory 88.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 1,115
98% 835 Pts
64-Core 1,646
102% 1,646 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 81.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 927
82% 697 Pts
64-Core 1,807
112% 1,807 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 76.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 887
80% 674 Pts
64-Core 1,717
106% 1,717 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 71.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 243
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 915
83% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,901
118% 1,901 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
74.8% Very good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 216
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 789
72% 601 Pts
64-Core 1,870
116% 1,870 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
73.3% Very good
Memory 66.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 240
77% 142 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 804
73% 616 Pts
64-Core 1,894
117% 1,894 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 105%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 118%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING - $275

CPU
Core i9-7920XIntel  $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples382x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples150x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples118x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples81x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples72x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples63x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples54x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples41x
F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 85%, 19,774 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,218

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i9-7920X X-series Processor (16.50M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz)
Code NameSkylake
Launch DateQ3'17
Processor Numberi9-7920X
# of Cores12
# of Threads24
Cache16.5 MB L3
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended Price$1189.00 - $1199.00
Clock Speed2.90 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.30 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI
QPI Links0
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP140 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2017X
Product BriefLink

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels4
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes44

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechYes
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes

Package

Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2066

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes

 Comments

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USA-User
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Good (edit your comment) Add link

10 months ago.

Great review!!! Now I know to get the intel i9 processor in my MacBook.

GBR-User
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5,780

Good

6 months ago.

Price has come down a good bit. Bit cheaper than Threadripper 16core, almost as fast multi-threaded and way, way faster in gaming.

CAN-User
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4,956

Excellent

5 months ago.

Crazy overpriced, Threadripper much better

FRA-User
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4,573

Excellent

5 years ago.

Check the price for the perf. it offers compared to the 1800X

SWE-User
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2,784

Good

4 years ago.

terrible price/performance, for a lower price you can get a TR 1950x which has 16 cores and better performance

karma713
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Terrible

6 years ago.

overpriced

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