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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: 82.9% (204th of 1442)

Based on 4,003 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00050654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9800X CPU @ 3.80GHz
Poor: 73%Average: 82.9% Great: 96%
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Gaming 83%
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Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i7-9800X averaged just 17.0% 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. Quad Core Speed 481Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 127Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-9800X is 22.5%. 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 Speed 880Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 76.1Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,003 samples)
Rank 20482.9%
Min Avg Max
66.3 Memory 76.1 88.5
102 1-Core 127 150
210 2-Core 250 295
82.5% 151 Pts
Min Avg Max
401 4-Core 481 590
759 8-Core 880 1,112
81.6% 680 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,156 64-Core 1,342 1,564
83.1% 1,342 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 79.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 261
84% 155 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,088
101% 842 Pts
64-Core 1,623
100% 1,623 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 75.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 774
79% 636 Pts
64-Core 1,331
82% 1,331 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 76.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 248
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 853
79% 661 Pts
64-Core 1,299
80% 1,299 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 76.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 229
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 819
76% 636 Pts
64-Core 1,249
77% 1,249 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
79.7% Very good
Memory 72.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 241
78% 144 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 861
80% 664 Pts
64-Core 1,192
74% 1,192 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
78.8% Very good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 748
71% 585 Pts
64-Core 1213
75% 1213 Pts
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Gaming 86%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 88%
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CPU
Core i7-9800XIntel  $545Bench 83%, 4,003 samples94x
GPU
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples120x
RTX A4000NvidiaBench 132%, 4,246 samples56x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples54x
SSD
NVMe Samsung 512GBPm9a1Bench 282%, 2,521 samples41x
NVMe Samsung 1024GBPm9a1Bench 295%, 3,554 samples39x
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc711Bench 277%, 5,603 samples31x
RAM
HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBHynixBench 90%, 455 samples66x
KC5N22-MIE 2x16GBKingstonBench 68%, 68 samples49x
HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 4x16GBHynixBench 108%, 118 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $545

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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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Terrible

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

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Excellent

5 years 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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