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Intel Core i7-9800X
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core i7-9800X
Brand: Intel
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-02-03

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i7-9800X has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 9. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2066 socket and was released in Q4/2018. The Intel Core i7-9800X scores 1,155 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 9,402 points.

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 298 / 602
In segment Desktop

Multi-core performance

Rank 220 / 573
In segment Desktop

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 6T · 4.60 GHz

1,276 pts

6C / 6T · 4.60 GHz

1,276 pts

8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

1,271 pts

24C / 48T · 4.50 GHz

1,270 pts

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

1,267 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.50 GHz

13,463 pts

8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz

13,305 pts

8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz

13,067 pts

6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz

12,974 pts

8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

12,955 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 4T · 3.90 GHz

1,383

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

1,382

8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

1,372

4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz

1,370

4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz

1,370

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

18C / 36T · 2.80 GHz

7,785

6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz

7,721

8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz

7,654

8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz

7,640

16C / 32T · 2.50 GHz

7,633

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz

457 cb

6C / 6T · 4.60 GHz

456 cb

8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

455 cb

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

454 cb

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

454 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz

1,160

4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz

1,160

8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

1,155

4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz

1,153

28C / 56T · 4.00 GHz

1,152

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz

4,346 cb

14C / 28T · 2.60 GHz

4,344 cb

8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz

4,338 cb

6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz

4,320 cb

6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz

4,320 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz

9,451

6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz

9,451

8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz

9,402

12C / 24T · 2.90 GHz

9,338

12C / 24T · 2.40 GHz

9,327

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 16T · 3.60 GHz

4,529

12C / 24T · 2.70 GHz

4,519

8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz

4,467

6C / 12T · 3.30 GHz

4,436

8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz

4,402

More benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group	Intel Core i 9000X (8)
Architecture	Skylake X Refresh
Technology	14 nm
Segment	Desktop
Socket	LGA 2066
Generation	9
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	8x
Frequency:	3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores):	4.20 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache	16.50 MB
Overclocking	Yes

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	no iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader	/
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
DDR4-2666	85.4 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	128 GB
Memory channels	4
ECC	✗
PCIe	3.0 x 44
PCIe Bandwidth	43.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	165 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	95 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date	Q4/2018
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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