Intel Core i9-10900X vs Intel Core i7-9800X
Summary
Intel Core i9-10900X
153%
Intel Core i7-9800X
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i9-10900X
153%
Intel Core i7-9800X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10900X |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 53% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 53% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-9800X |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10900X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10900X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i9-10900X | | Intel Core i7-9800X | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Boost 3.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-10900X | | Intel Core i7-9800X | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Cascadelake | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Quad-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Cascade Lake-X | vs | Skylake-X |
| Release Date | Oct 2019 | vs | Oct 2018 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-10900X | | Intel Core i7-9800X | |
|---|
| Cores | 10 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | vs | 16 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-10900X | | Intel Core i7-9800X | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | vs | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 19.25MB (shared) | vs | 16.5MB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-10900X | | Intel Core i7-9800X | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2066 | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA2066 | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-10900X | | Intel Core i7-9800X | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4700 MHz | vs | 4400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 165 W | vs | 165 W |
Intel Core i9-10900X
5640 points
Intel Core i7-9800X
5060 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i9-10900X
53280 points
Intel Core i7-9800X
42301 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better