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.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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: 60.55

Overall Rank: 656

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

Average CPU Mark

18085

Single Thread Rating: 2571
Samples: 210*
*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	58,543 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	36,612 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	71 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	33,177 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	6,316 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	259,846 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,174 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	21,597 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,571 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$539.95 USD	Buy Now!
	$298.67 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,330
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,362
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,020
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		18,085
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,442
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		60.55
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		2,571
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2077329 - Apr 13 2024		18582
BL2059049 - Mar 23 2024		18503
BL2022509 - Feb 12 2024		18304
BL2005538 - Jan 24 2024		18056
BL2002138 - Jan 20 2024		17629

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 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		18,085
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		16,380 (-9.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i7-9800X		18,658 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		14,476 (-20.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i7-9800X		20,480 (+13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-9800X		20,134 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		18,842 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		18,633 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		17,190 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		16,454 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		14,313 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		22,458 (+24.2%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		21,175 (+17.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		10,026
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,993
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,792
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,515
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		2,725

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