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Intel BX80673I99900X

Core i9-9900X

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10 Cores, 20 Threads @3.50 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 83.7% (165th of 1404)

Based on 3,521 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00050654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900X CPU @ 3.50GHz
Poor: 74%Average: 83.7% Great: 96%
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i9-9900X averaged just 16.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-9900X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,685Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 490Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-9900X is 22.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-9900X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 75.9Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 944Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,521 samples)
Rank 16583.7%
Min Avg Max
67.1 Memory 75.9 89.8
105 1-Core 128 147
214 2-Core 255 293
83.2% 153 Pts
Min Avg Max
402 4-Core 490 579
785 8-Core 944 1,141
85.2% 717 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,458 64-Core 1,685 1,944
104% 1,685 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 74.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 278
89% 165 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 1,023
95% 791 Pts
64-Core 1,865
115% 1,865 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
87% Excellent
Memory 80.6
1-Core 136
2-Core 260
87% 159 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 896
84% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,611
100% 1,611 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 992
88% 745 Pts
64-Core 1,572
97% 1,572 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 79.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 235
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 954
87% 728 Pts
64-Core 1,616
100% 1,616 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 75.5
1-Core 119
2-Core 244
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 858
81% 671 Pts
64-Core 1,548
96% 1,548 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 73.5
1-Core 130
2-Core 223
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 1,015
88% 751 Pts
64-Core 1,096
68% 1,096 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
81% Excellent
Memory 75.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 843
79% 654 Pts
64-Core 1515
94% 1515 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
75.7% Very good
Memory 64.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 243
78% 145 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 764
75% 614 Pts
64-Core 1,094
68% 1,094 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 107%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 116%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING - $275

CPU
Core i9-9900XIntel  $620Bench 84%, 3,521 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples283x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples107x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples83x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples63x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 213%, 165,668 samples56x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $177Bench 297%, 331,647 samples52x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $120Bench 91%, 87,239 samples41x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples31x
F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 85%, 19,774 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $1,395

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i9-9900X X-series Processor (19.25M Cache, up to 4.50 GHz)
Code NameSkylake
Launch DateQ4'18
Processor Numberi9-9900X
# of Cores10
# of Threads20
Cache19.25 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed3.50 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.40 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
QPI Links0
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP165 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2017X

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

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes

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