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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. But this CPU contains 8 Cores and 16 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [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: 40.18

Overall Rank:
1004th fastest in multithreading out of 5265 CPUs
762nd fastest in single threading out of 5265 CPUs
325th fastest in out of 1452 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $405.69 USD (2025-05-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
16301
Single Thread Rating
2806

Samples: 834*
*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 Math61,668 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math38,068 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting31,732 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption5,759 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression239,883 KBytes/Sec
Physics860 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,701 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,806 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$405.69 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Dell OptiPlex 3070 Small Form Factor Desktop 8TB SSD 64GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-9900 Processor Turbo Boost to 5.00GHz, 64 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD, Win 10 Pro) PC Business Computer Dell OptiPlex 3070 Small Form Factor Desktop 8TB SSD 64GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-9900 Processor Turbo Boost to 5.00GHz, 64 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD, Win 10 Pro) PC Business Computer $2499.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,632
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,012
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,438
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,145
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,488
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,159
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,703
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
16,301
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,148
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
228.16
Intel Core i5-12400F
176.89
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
150.95
Intel Core i9-13900K
136.67
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
136.62
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.35
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
40.18
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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,920
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
2,806
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2748198 - Jul 08 2025
11951
BL2748115 - Jul 08 2025
17021
BL2747894 - Jul 07 2025
15493
BL2747888 - Jul 07 2025
14957
BL2747481 - Jul 07 2025
17322
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 July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
16,301
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
18,097 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
18,623 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
18,430 (+13.1%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
18,159 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
16,242 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
16,171 (-0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i9-9900
15,635 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
14,067 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i9-9900T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
13,247 (-18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-9900
22,832 (+40.1%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
19,798 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900
19,361 (+18.8%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,147
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,574
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,485
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,801
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,533
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,436
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
2,070