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Intel logo Core i9-9900X
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Intel logo Core i9-7900X

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General information Core i9-9900X Core i9-7900X
Launched Q4 2018 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-X
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 5.7 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 10 0 % 10 0 %
Threads 20 0 % 20 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 140 W 15.2 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 1 MB
10 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 19.25 MB
1 × 13.75 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9900X Core i9-7900X
Overall Score 61291 0 % 60833 0.7 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 59 % 13.2 %
Benchmark Score 14112 0 % 13695 3 %
Single Thread Score 2576.8 0 % 2557.7 0.7 %
Encrypting Data 7930.1 MB/s 0 % 7634.1 MB/s 3.7 %
Compressing Data 318.3 MB/s 0 % 314.5 MB/s 1.2 %
String objects sorting 41764.3 thousand/s 0 % 41218 thousand/s 1.3 %
Prime numbers generation 85.7 millions/s 0 % 75.2 millions/s 12.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 72628 millions/s 0 % 72177.3 millions/s 0.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 45457.2 millions/s 0 % 45408.6 millions/s 0.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9900X, Core i9-7900X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9900X Core i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 136.7 FPS 135.4 FPS
High settings 218.8 FPS 216.6 FPS
Medium settings 273.5 FPS 270.7 FPS
Low settings 341.8 FPS 338.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-9900X Core i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 158.4 FPS 157.6 FPS
High settings 253.4 FPS 252.1 FPS
Medium settings 316.7 FPS 315.1 FPS
Low settings 395.9 FPS 393.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %
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