Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-9820X 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 i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 10 Threads: 20

Typical TDP: 165 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: 17 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9820X CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 73.16

Overall Rank:
890th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
1220th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
291st fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $280.31 USD (2026-02-04)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

20508

Single Thread Rating

2459

Samples: 266*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 21,112
Thread: 2,355

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	71,653 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	44,615 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	78 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	38,713 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,523 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	315,337 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,252 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	25,098 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,459 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,292
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz		20,508
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz		73.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz		2,459

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3279071 - Feb 11 2026		21342
BL3195723 - Jan 07 2026		21988
BL3191392 - Jan 06 2026		22156
BL3155603 - Dec 22 2025		21392
BL3147354 - Dec 19 2025		22174

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz		20,508
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9820X		25,164 (+22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-9820X		22,992 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9820X		18,083 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9820X		18,039 (-12.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-9820X		17,446 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9820X		21,669 (+5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-9820X		16,280 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9820X		24,760 (+20.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-9820X		22,746 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9820X		21,923 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9820X		20,890 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9820X		18,145 (-11.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,429
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz		2,048

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