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Intel Core i9-9980XE vs Intel Core i9-9900
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-9980XE
89 %
18C / 36T · 4.50 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-9980XE
100 %
18C / 36T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900
63 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-9980XE
89 %
18C / 36T · 4.50 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-9980XE
91 %
18C / 36T · 4.50 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-9980XE
100 %
18C / 36T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900
58 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-9980XE
100 %
18C / 36T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900
51 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-9980XE
100 %
18C / 36T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900
55 %
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-9980XE
92 %
18C / 36T · 4.50 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-9980XE
100 %
18C / 36T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900
60 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core i9-9980XE | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i9 (81) | Intel Core i9 (81) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 9000X (8) | Intel Core i 9000 (34) |
| Architecture | Skylake X Refresh | Coffee Lake S Refresh |
| Technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 2066 | LGA 1151-2 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
| Successor | Intel Core i9-10980XE | Intel Core i9-10900 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i9-9980XE | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 18 / 36 | 8 / 16 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 18x | 8x |
| Frequency: | 3.00 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.50 GHz | 5.00 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 25.00 MB | 16.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i9-9980XE | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.20 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 24 / 192 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | |
| Technology | 14 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2017 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i9-9980XE | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i9-9980XE | Intel Core i9-9900 |
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| Memory | DDR4-2666 (85.4 GB/s) | DDR4-2666 (42.7 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 48 | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i9-9980XE | Intel Core i9-9900 |
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| TDP | 165 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 84 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i9-9980XE | Intel Core i9-9900 |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q4/2018 | Q2/2019 |
| Release price | 1979 $ | 550 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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