Intel Core i9-10920X vs Intel Core i7-7820X

Intel Core i9-10920X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 12 / Oct 2019
Intel Core i9-10920X
Intel Core i7-7820X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Jun 2017
Intel Core i7-7820X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10920X
    167%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10920X
    167%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10920X

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 67% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 67% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7820X

None

Intel Core i9-10920X

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10920X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-10920X

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10920X

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-10920XIntel Core i7-7820X
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 i9-10920XIntel Core i7-7820X
ArchitectureIntel_CascadelakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4 Quad-channelvsDDR4
CodenameCascade Lake-XvsSkylake-X
Release DateOct 2019vsJun 2017

Cores

Intel Core i9-10920XIntel Core i7-7820X
Cores12vs8
Threads24vs16
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-10920XIntel Core i7-7820X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1MB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache19.25MB (shared)vs11264 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-10920XIntel Core i7-7820X
SocketIntel Socket 2066vsIntel Socket 2066
Max Case TempN/Avs72°C
PackageFC-LGA2066vsFC-LGA2066
Die Sizeunknownvs308mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-10920XIntel Core i7-7820X
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4800 MHzvs4500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP165 Wvs140 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10920X
    5760 points
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    5400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10920X
    60480 points
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    41472 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-10920X (simulated)
    2912
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    1734

points - higher is better