Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-9800X 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 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: NA

Overall Rank:
879th fastest in multithreading out of 5124 CPUs
922nd fastest in single threading out of 5124 CPUs
298th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

18053

Single Thread Rating

2565

Samples: 260*
*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	58,759 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	36,567 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	71 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	32,867 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	6,328 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	259,700 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,173 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	21,527 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,565 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,699
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,175
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		18,053
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		234.02
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		149.37
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		NA
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 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		2,565
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2613158 - May 09 2025		19689
BL2613136 - May 09 2025		19534
BL2588537 - Apr 29 2025		18565
BL2585838 - Apr 27 2025 [Excluded]		15580
BL2585043 - Apr 27 2025		18477

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 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		18,053
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		22,477 (+24.5%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		18,175 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9800X		18,121 (+0.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		17,487 (-3.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-9800X		15,673 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		18,165 (+0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i7-9800X		17,709 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		16,949 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		16,329 (-9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-9800X		15,658 (-13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 vs Intel Core i7-9800X		15,360 (-14.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-9800X		14,799 (-18.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,331
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,685
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,446
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,422
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz		2,409

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