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Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-7900X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 10 Threads: 20

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 10 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 10 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 10 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 14 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7900X CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i9-7900X CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 78.92

Overall Rank:
821st fastest in multithreading out of 5447 CPUs
1081st fastest in single threading out of 5447 CPUs
270th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $265.00 USD (2025-11-06)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
20913
Single Thread Rating
2535

Samples: 1323*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 21,901
Thread: 2,452

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math72,414 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math44,899 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers75 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting40,423 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,437 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression319,131 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,227 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions25,345 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,535 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$265.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$488.87 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,416
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,847
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 20,913
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,518
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,116
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 265.57
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 170.70
Intel Core i5-12400F
 153.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 144.83
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.60
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.32
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 78.92
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
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 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,603
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 2,535
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3040074 - Nov 09 2025
23202
BL3036769 - Nov 08 2025
19053
BL3036447 - Nov 08 2025
18045
BL3020765 - Nov 01 2025
17493
BL3013583 - Oct 29 2025
20291
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 20,913
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 16,308 (-22.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 23,155 (+10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 17,454 (-16.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 16,825 (-19.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 25,143 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 21,970 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 18,029 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 17,572 (-16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 16,066 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 24,371 (+16.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 23,442 (+12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 22,792 (+9.0%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,414
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,135
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,252
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,506
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,622
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,498
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,487
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,413
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 1,918