Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz 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 i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 45.81

Overall Rank: 534

Last Price Change: $462.28 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

21175

Single Thread Rating: 2568
Samples: 1111*
*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 Math	72,540 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	45,093 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	41,218 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,566 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	323,038 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,243 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	25,639 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,568 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,321
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,377
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz		21,175
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,469
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.49
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.82
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.88
Intel Core i9-13900K		118.64
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.87
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz		45.81
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 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz		2,568
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2080252 - Apr 17 2024 [Excluded]		17297
BL2079175 - Apr 16 2024		21693
BL2063241 - Mar 28 2024		22484
BL2057371 - Mar 21 2024		13714
BL2056773 - Mar 20 2024		19145

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 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz		21,175
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X		17,194 (-18.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-7900X		16,388 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X		26,007 (+22.8%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X		22,926 (+8.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-7900X		18,651 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X		18,314 (-13.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7900X		23,142 (+9.3%)
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X		20,038 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X		23,616 (+11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-7900X		23,171 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X		19,498 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-7900X		17,532 (-17.2%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,617
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,268
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,556
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,405
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,150
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,555
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,520
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz		2,458

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