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Intel BX80673I99820X

Core i9-9820X

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10 Cores, 20 Threads @3.30 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 82.1% (161st of 1369)

Based on 2,384 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00050654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9820X CPU @ 3.30GHz
Poor: 72%Average: 82.1% Great: 91%
Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i9-9820X averaged just 17.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-9820X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,638Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 477Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-9820X is just 18.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-9820X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 75Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 925Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,384 samples)
Rank 16182.1%
Min Avg Max
66.3 Memory 75 83.8
98.2 1-Core 123 136
199 2-Core 245 272
80.6% 147 Pts
Min Avg Max
394 4-Core 477 541
759 8-Core 925 1063
83.2% 701 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,320 64-Core 1,638 1,838
101% 1,638 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 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 79.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 261
85% 156 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 998
89% 754 Pts
64-Core 1,729
107% 1,729 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 79.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 232
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 949
86% 726 Pts
64-Core 1,597
99% 1,597 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 72.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 263
84% 156 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 1,001
91% 764 Pts
64-Core 1,730
107% 1,730 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
85% Excellent
Memory 80.5
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 788
78% 634 Pts
64-Core 1,481
92% 1,481 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
78.9% Very good
Memory 69.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 235
75% 139 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 820
78% 646 Pts
64-Core 1,545
96% 1,545 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
77.7% Very good
Memory 68.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
77% 143 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 804
77% 636 Pts
64-Core 1,611
100% 1,611 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
71.1% Very good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 216
73% 133 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 714
65% 547 Pts
64-Core 1232
76% 1232 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 56,939,781 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 91%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 99%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

CPU
Core i9-9820XIntel  $550Bench 82%, 2,384 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $350Bench 106%, 1,087,024 samples100x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $649Bench 136%, 782,243 samples98x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $759Bench 172%, 370,356 samples57x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $93Bench 332%, 443,394 samples50x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $169Bench 297%, 331,647 samples39x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $57Bench 289%, 406,008 samples39x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples22x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GBG.SKILL  $453Bench 116%, 1,197 samples21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $993

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i9-9820X X-series Processor (16.5M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz)
Code NameSkylake
Launch DateQ4'18
Processor Numberi9-9820X
# of Cores10
# of Threads20
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 Speed3.30 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.10 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

 Comments

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Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

22 months ago.

much cheaper ryzens are much faster core for core. most benchmark tools favor intel cpus. take benchmark of intel cpu's with a grain of salt.

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Excellent

24 months ago.

New desktop with this processor. I'm blown away by it.

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