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Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.0 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 16 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900 CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i9-9900 CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 48.87

Overall Rank:
1285th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
1050th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
396th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $333.03 USD (2026-08-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
16276
Single Thread Rating
2795

Samples: 1144*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 18,654
Thread: 2,806

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math61,960 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math38,168 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting31,726 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption5,701 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression239,724 KBytes/Sec
Physics858 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,826 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,795 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$333.03 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,054
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 34,288
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,648
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
 16,276
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,119
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 172.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K
 126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K
 96.92
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 81.19
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
 48.87
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,595
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,908
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
 2,795
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,557
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3756330 - Oct 03 2026
15683
BL3751675 - Oct 01 2026
12763
BL3751653 - Oct 01 2026
12582
BL3750453 - Sep 30 2026
15503
BL3749685 - Sep 30 2026
17438
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
 16,276
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-9900
 17,417 (+7.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i9-9900
 20,213 (+24.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
 16,088 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
 15,971 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9-9900
 13,860 (-14.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i9-9900
 13,120 (-19.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-9900
 22,666 (+39.3%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
 17,990 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
 13,593 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
 12,812 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i9-10900X @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
 22,265 (+36.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i9-9900
 18,113 (+11.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 15,464
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
 12,518
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D
 12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,685
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
 10,497
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,377
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,055
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
 1,922