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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% (194th of 1442)

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%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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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 19483.7%
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 BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 1,012
90% 760 Pts
64-Core 1,251
77% 1,251 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 82.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 257
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 1,034
92% 778 Pts
64-Core 1,744
108% 1,744 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 76.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 282
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 1,035
94% 790 Pts
64-Core 1,956
121% 1,956 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 81.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 257
83% 153 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 931
85% 713 Pts
64-Core 1,648
102% 1,648 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 71.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 251
80% 149 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 997
88% 750 Pts
64-Core 1,711
106% 1,711 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 71.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 256
81% 150 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 931
86% 716 Pts
64-Core 1,699
105% 1,699 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
77.8% Very good
Memory 70.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
79% 147 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 896
80% 675 Pts
64-Core 1,533
95% 1,533 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  $590Bench 84%, 3,521 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $1,558

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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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