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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: 42.74

Overall Rank:
833rd fastest in multithreading out of 5477 CPUs
1095th fastest in single threading out of 5477 CPUs
277th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $488.87 USD (2025-10-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
20892
Single Thread Rating
2536

Samples: 1335*
*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 Math72,456 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math44,898 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers75 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting40,412 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,425 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression319,371 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,220 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions25,347 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,536 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd 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$689.95 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 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,547
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,358
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,953
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 20,892
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,540
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,110
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 263.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 149.85
Intel Core i9-14900K
 136.48
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.13
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.17
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 42.74
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 9th 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 i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 2,536
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3105521 - Dec 04 2025
21055
BL3105446 - Dec 04 2025
18662
BL3096917 - Dec 01 2025
19743
BL3096270 - Nov 30 2025
24127
BL3092031 - Nov 29 2025
21210
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 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 20,892
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 22,381 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 22,230 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 18,553 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 24,983 (+19.6%)
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 24,588 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 20,630 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 20,473 (-2.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 17,448 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 17,171 (-17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 16,303 (-22.0%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 22,510 (+7.7%)
Intel Core i9-10900X @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 22,382 (+7.1%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,441
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,797
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,509
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,452
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,350
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,478
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,395
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 1,912