Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 10 Threads: 20

Typical TDP: 165 W

Cache Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 8.0 MB, L3: 19 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900X CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 39.53

Overall Rank: 406

Last Price Change: $553.29 USD (2023-05-23)

Average CPU Mark

21873

Single Thread Rating: 2585
Samples: 194*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 22,745
Thread: 2,480

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	72,941 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	45,664 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	85 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	41,996 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,968 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	325,306 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,354 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	25,944 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,585 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$553.29 USD	Buy Now!
	$699.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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Professional Video Editing Computer - Intel - Core i9-9900X 3.5GHz 10-Core Processor - 64GB RAM

$3999.00

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,730
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,459
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,743
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,628
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,061
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,420
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,250

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.01
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.79
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.95
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		39.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.60
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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,956
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		2,585
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1908121 - Sep 20 2023		22822
BL1901530 - Sep 11 2023		22126
BL1901422 - Sep 10 2023		20503
BL1891073 - Aug 26 2023 [Overclocked]		25379
BL1888377 - Aug 22 2023		22092

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		18,420 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		19,906 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		25,170 (+15.1%)
Intel Core i9-10900X @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		22,484 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		18,420 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		16,679 (-23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		16,417 (-24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i9-9900X		30,831 (+41.0%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		26,245 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		25,374 (+16.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		25,031 (+14.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		23,225 (+6.2%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,182
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,101
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,540
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,436
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,816
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,533
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,238
Intel Core i9-13900		6,917
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,898
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,856
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		2,858

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