Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 165 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 17 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9800X CPU @ 3.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 60.50

Overall Rank: 669

Last Price Change: $298.67 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

18069

Single Thread Rating: 2569
Samples: 213*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 19,753
Thread: 2,527

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz

Integer Math	58,553 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	36,605 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	71 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	33,127 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	6,314 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	259,724 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,168 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	21,593 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,569 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		18,069
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		60.50
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		2,569
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2089875 - Apr 30 2024		17630
BL2077329 - Apr 13 2024		18582
BL2059049 - Mar 23 2024		18503
BL2022509 - Feb 12 2024		18304
BL2005538 - Jan 24 2024		18056

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		18,069
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		18,324 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		18,317 (+1.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		16,388 (-9.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		15,669 (-13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i7-9800X		20,480 (+13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-9800X		20,123 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		18,831 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		16,458 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		14,322 (-20.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		23,172 (+28.2%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		22,443 (+24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		17,531 (-3.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		2,717

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz

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