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Intel logo Core i7-9800X
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General information Core i7-9800X Core i5-2550K
Launched Q4 2018 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 10.5 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 15.6 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 4 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 95 W 42.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16.5 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-9800X Core i5-2550K
Overall Score 58463 0 % 40433 30.8 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 28 % 58.8 %
Benchmark Score 11682 0 % 2673 77.1 %
Single Thread Score 2558.7 0 % 1755 31.4 %
Encrypting Data 6328.6 MB/s 0 % 1049.3 MB/s 83.4 %
Compressing Data 253.8 MB/s 0 % 66.1 MB/s 74 %
String objects sorting 33191.3 thousand/s 0 % 9014.9 thousand/s 72.8 %
Prime numbers generation 70.5 millions/s 0 % 26.1 millions/s 63 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 58023.1 millions/s 0 % 14511.1 millions/s 75 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 36304.2 millions/s 0 % 7502 millions/s 79.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-9800X, Core i5-2550K.

Average frames per second Core i7-9800X Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.3 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 205.3 FPS 119.7 FPS
Medium settings 256.7 FPS 149.6 FPS
Low settings 320.8 FPS 187.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.7 %

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 i7-9800X Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.4 FPS 121.7 FPS
High settings 245.5 FPS 194.7 FPS
Medium settings 306.9 FPS 243.4 FPS
Low settings 383.6 FPS 304.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.7 %
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