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Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-7920X 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 i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 12 Threads: 24

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 12 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 17 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7920X CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i9-7920X CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 67.17

Overall Rank:
705th fastest in multithreading out of 5478 CPUs
1134th fastest in single threading out of 5478 CPUs
224th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $349.95 USD (2025-10-17)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
23508
Single Thread Rating
2501

Samples: 390*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 23,407
Thread: 2,399

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math84,059 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math52,276 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers82 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting47,105 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption8,695 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression377,866 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,266 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions28,978 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,501 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$349.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$459.76 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Thermaltake LCGS Versa i570S Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB 6000MT/s DDR5 RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 5070, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Windows 11) H16S-B760-570-LCS Thermaltake LCGS Versa i570S Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB 6000MT/s DDR5 RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 5070, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Windows 11) H16S-B760-570-LCS $1899.99
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,544
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,362
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,953
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz
23,508
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,540
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,110
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
263.99
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
189.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K
133.36
Intel Core i5-12400F
112.53
Intel Core i9-13900K
106.11
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz
67.17
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
53.74
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 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,561
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz
2,501
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3079494 - Nov 24 2025
24912
BL3070317 - Nov 20 2025
15213
BL3064526 - Nov 18 2025
20753
BL3063882 - Nov 18 2025
20846
BL3057994 - Nov 16 2025 [Overclocked]
27810
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz
23,508
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7920X
25,452 (+8.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-7920X
23,007 (-2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i9-7920X
26,303 (+11.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7920X
23,146 (-1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-7920X
18,553 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7920X
22,228 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7920X
21,961 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7920X
20,903 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7920X
18,110 (-23.0%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7920X
18,028 (-23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-7920X
32,513 (+38.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 vs Intel Core i9-7920X
29,143 (+24.0%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,438
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,797
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,509
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,453
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,308
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,647
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,484
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,421
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz
1,908