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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: 66.78

Overall Rank:
711th fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
934th fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
246th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $315.00 USD (2025-05-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21037
Single Thread Rating
2553

Samples: 1242*
*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 Math72,629 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math45,052 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers75 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting40,697 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,505 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression320,579 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,234 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions25,396 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,553 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of May 2025.

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

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.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$315.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,697
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,312
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,032
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 21,037
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,174
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,708
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 233.04
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.68
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 163.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 161.93
Intel Core i9-13900K
 158.64
Intel Core i9-12900K
 138.63
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 66.78
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
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 22nd 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
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 2,553
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2634336 - May 18 2025
21805
BL2633907 - May 18 2025
21108
BL2601154 - May 04 2025
21989
BL2598277 - May 03 2025
23593
BL2586019 - Apr 27 2025
21147
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 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 21,037
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 16,816 (-20.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 16,329 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 25,643 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 18,174 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 18,118 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 24,779 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 24,438 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 23,833 (+13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 23,557 (+12.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 23,110 (+9.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 22,830 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7900X
 21,679 (+3.1%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,156
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,332
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,595
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,684
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,520
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,446
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,426
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz
 1,930