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IntelBX80673I79800X
▲ 52286 ▼

18 Cores, 36 Threads @3.00 GHz, 165 W.
Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

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▲ 51147 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.80 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 8,962 user samples
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Best Bench: 96% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 96%
SPEED RANK: 190th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 84%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 108%
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4,003 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 96% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 1.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 96%
SPEED RANK: 204th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		84.2 % +1% 82.9 %
Average Score 
+3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.3 Pts +2% 76.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		129 Pts +2% 127 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		255 Pts +2% 250 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		488 Pts +1% 481 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		951 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+8% 		880 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+0%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.4 Pts +3% 88.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		145 Pts 150 Pts +3%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		288 Pts 295 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		575 Pts 590 Pts +3%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1149 Pts +3% 1112 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+33%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+200% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		57.7 % 68.9 % Better value.
+20%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +2% 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$1,100 $545 Much cheaper.
+50%
Nice To Haves 
+77%
Age
Newest 		54+ Months More recent.
+17% 		65+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		3371 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+116% 		1564 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2664 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+99% 		1342 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'19 Q4'18
Cache
Cache 		24.75 MB Intel® Smart Cache 16.5 MB SmartCache
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.60 GHz 4.40 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		256 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2 2.0
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		48 44

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 84.2%
Average Bench 82.9%
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Core i7-9800X is a 64-bit octa-core high-performance x86 desktop microprocessor from Intel (late 2018). A Skylake micro-architecture chip, is fabricated on using Intel's 14 nm process. The i7-9800X operates at 3.8 GHz with a TDP of 165 W and a Turbo Boost frequency of up to 4.4 GHz and am Turbo Max Boost frequency of 4.5 GHz. The processor supports up to 128 GiB of quad-channel DDR4-2666 memory and supports 44 PCIe lanes. A strong contender to the i9-9900k, yet slightly slower, except utilizing the x299 platform allowing for more ram and PCIe lanes (44 vs 16) [Jan '19 deweycd]

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