Intel Core i9-9900X vs Intel Core i7-8700

Intel Core i9-9900X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 10 / Oct 2018
Intel Core i9-9900X
Intel Core i7-8700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i7-8700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900X
    126%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900X
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    103%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900X
    157%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900X

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 57% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700

100 watts lower power draw.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i9-9900X.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i9-9900X

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900X

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-9900XIntel Core i7-8700
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 i9-9900XIntel Core i7-8700
ArchitectureIntel_SkylakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameSkylake-XvsCoffee Lake
Release DateOct 2018vsJan 2018

Cores

Intel Core i9-9900XIntel Core i7-8700
Cores10vs6
Threads20vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel UHD 630

Cache

Intel Core i9-9900XIntel Core i7-8700
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1MB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache19.25MB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-9900XIntel Core i7-8700
SocketIntel Socket 2066vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA2066vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvs151mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-9900XIntel Core i7-8700
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4500 MHzvs4600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP165 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900X
    5175 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    5520 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900X
    48702 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    27648 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9900X (simulated)
    190.18
  • Intel Core i7-8700 (simulated)
    197.7

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9900X (simulated)
    1925
  • Intel Core i7-8700 (simulated)
    1221.19

points - higher is better