Intel Core i9-7900X CPU

Name: Intel Core i9-7900X
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80673I97900X
Rating: 5.0 (28 reviews)

Intel Core i9-7900X 10 Cores LGA2066 BX80673I97900X

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(28 reviews)

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	Processor i9-7940X Processor $174.68
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	Processor i9-7980XE Processor $524.98

Socket LGA 2066
Compatibale with Intel X299 Chipset
10 Cores/20 Threads
Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Intel OptaneTM memory ready and support for Intel OptaneTM SSDs

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80673I97900X
Release Date	June 2017 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i9 X-Series
Core Name	Skylake X
Socket	LGA2066
Integrated Graphics	None
CPU Cores	10
CPU Threads	20
CPU Clock Rate	3300 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4500 MHz
TDP	140 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	13.75 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i9-7900X Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i9-7900X Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-9350K [4C / 4T] (138th)		103%
Intel Core i5-9600KF [6C / 6T] (140th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 [6C / 12T] (141st)		102%
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G [6C / 12T] (141st)		102%
Intel Xeon E-2236 [6C / 12T] (143rd)		102%
Intel Core i5-10500 [6C / 12T] (144th)		101%
Intel Core i7-7700K [4C / 8T] (145th)		101%
Intel Core i7-9700 [8C / 8T] (146th)		~
Intel Core i7-9700F [8C / 8T] (146th)		~
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X [6C / 6T] (148th)		~
Intel Core i9-7900X [10C / 20T] (149th)		100%
Intel Core i3-10105 [4C / 8T] (150th)		99%
Intel Core i9-9980XE [18C / 36T] (150th)		99%
Intel Core i9-9960X [16C / 32T] (152nd)		99%
Intel Core i3-10300 [4C / 8T] (152nd)		99%
Intel Core i7-9800X [8C / 16T] (154th)		98%
Intel Core i9-9920X [12C / 24T] (154th)		98%
Intel Core i9-9900X [10C / 20T] (154th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 [4C / 8T] (157th)		98%
Intel Core i5-10400F [6C / 12T] (158th)		97%
Intel Core i5-10400 [6C / 12T] (158th)		97%

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Intel Core i9-7900X Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Fair value: 5.6% below average.
65 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-6100 offers 135.7% better value priced at $48.

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Intel Core i9-7900X Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-11700K [8C / 16T] (113th)		108%
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F [6C / 12T] (115th)		104%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G [8C / 16T] (116th)		104%
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G [6C / 12T] (117th)		104%
Intel Core i7-11700F [8C / 16T] (118th)		103%
Intel Core i7-11700 [8C / 16T] (118th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X [8C / 16T] (120th)		~
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X [12C / 24T] (121st)		~
Intel Core i7-10700K [8C / 16T] (122nd)		~
Intel Core i7-10700KF [8C / 16T] (122nd)		~
Intel Core i9-7900X [10C / 20T] (124th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D [8C / 16T] (125th)		99%
Intel Core i9-9900KS [8C / 16T] (126th)		98%
Intel Core i9-9920X [12C / 24T] (127th)		97%
Intel Core i7-7820X [8C / 16T] (128th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT [8C / 16T] (129th)		96%
Intel Core i9-9900KF [8C / 16T] (130th)		94%
Intel Core i9-9900K [8C / 16T] (130th)		94%
Intel Xeon E5-2699 V4 [22C / 44T] (132nd)		94%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (133rd)		93%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X [8C / 16T] (133rd)		93%

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Intel Core i9-7900X Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 66.6% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
6 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 offers 47.5% better value priced at $74.

Expert reviews

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The Intel Core i9-7900X retails for $999. Strong single-core performance Beats Threadripper 1950X at multi-threaded media encoding Monolithic quad-channel memory interface, fewer things to configure Plenty of aftermarket cooling solutions High price...

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If you're looking for a new processor and require AVX-512 vectorisation support, do a lot of video/photo editing, content creating, streaming or you have £900/$1000 to blow on a 10-core processor you probably won't get a better overall CPU than the Core...

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