Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 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: 19 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900X CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i9-9900X CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 87.13

Overall Rank:
821st fastest in multithreading out of 5778 CPUs
1132nd fastest in single threading out of 5778 CPUs
269th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $248.69 USD (2026-02-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

21669

Single Thread Rating

2541

Samples: 319*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 22,745
Thread: 2,480

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	73,060 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	45,377 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	84 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	40,776 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,889 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	324,197 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,333 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	26,122 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,541 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd 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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	$281.13 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,454
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,301
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		21,669
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		126.29
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.64
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		87.13
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.62
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th 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 i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		2,541

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3247520 - Jan 28 2026		21984
BL3231073 - Jan 21 2026		22301
BL3230635 - Jan 21 2026		21893
BL3224117 - Jan 18 2026		24328
BL3194612 - Jan 07 2026		21229

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		21,669
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		25,170 (+16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		22,994 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		18,091 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		18,038 (-16.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		17,447 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		20,504 (-5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		16,280 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		24,760 (+14.3%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		21,923 (+1.2%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		20,892 (-3.6%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		18,145 (-16.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i9-9900X		27,014 (+24.7%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,423
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,384
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,188
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,770
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		2,273

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