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Core i7-9800X

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

Average Bench: 89% (28th of 1206)

Based on 1,184 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00050654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9800X CPU @ 3.80GHz
Poor: 78%Average: 89% Great: 101%
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i7-9800X averaged just 11.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-9800X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 130Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 258Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-9800X is 22.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-9800X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 918Pts
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 497Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,184 samples)
Rank 2889%
Min Avg Max
115 1-Core 130 145
232 2-Core 258 288
91.4% 194 Pts
Min Avg Max
414 4-Core 497 575
775 8-Core 918 1,099
88.1% 708 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,227 64-Core 1,348 1,509
90.5% 1,348 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Extreme
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
103% Outstanding
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
103% 220 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,150
107% 868 Pts
64-Core 1,146
77% 1,146 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
100% Outstanding
1-Core 146
2-Core 289
103% 218 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 1,110
103% 834 Pts
64-Core 1,467
98% 1,467 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
97.8% Outstanding
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
98% 209 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 1,098
102% 827 Pts
64-Core 1,459
98% 1,459 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
93.5% Outstanding
1-Core 133
2-Core 267
94% 200 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 1025
96% 780 Pts
64-Core 1,415
95% 1,415 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
89.4% Excellent
1-Core 129
2-Core 251
90% 190 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 1,009
93% 758 Pts
64-Core 1,344
90% 1,344 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
80.7% Excellent
1-Core 125
2-Core 240
86% 183 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 807
77% 620 Pts
64-Core 1281
86% 1281 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
80.2% Excellent
1-Core 115
2-Core 252
85% 184 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 819
79% 633 Pts
64-Core 1,331
89% 1,331 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
63.3% Good
1-Core 91.7
2-Core 179
64% 135 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 697
65% 527 Pts
64-Core 1,266
85% 1,266 Pts
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Gaming 73%
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Desktop 106%
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Workstation 97%
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CPU
Core i7-9800XIntel  $600Bench 89%, 1,184 samples99x
GPU
Quadro P4000NvidiaBench 70%, 5,994 samples71x
Radeon Pro WX 2100AMDBench 11%, 257 samples28x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,100Bench 167%, 106,961 samples27x
SSD
NVMe TOSHIBA 512GBKxg60znv512gBench 205%, 3,230 samples17x
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc401Bench 175%, 1,652 samples15x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc401Bench 147%, 5,584 samples15x
RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 89%, 1,687 samples39x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G6E1 2x16GBMicronBench 80%, 296 samples26x
HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBHynixBench 77%, 83 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $600

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-9800X X-series Processor (16.5M Cache, up to 4.50 GHz)
Code NameSkylake
Launch DateQ4'18
Processor Numberi7-9800X
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache16.5 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed3.80 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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Poor

7 months ago.

It’s so expensive comparing to amd cpu s with even lower speed score

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Poor

1 month ago.

really strange because have 8 core

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Excellent

12 months ago.

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)

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