Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 39.43

Overall Rank: 496

Last Price Change: $553.29 USD (2023-05-23)

Average CPU Mark

21819

Single Thread Rating: 2565
Samples: 218*
*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	72,999 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	45,595 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	85 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	41,480 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,947 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	325,046 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,346 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	26,061 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,565 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$553.29 USD	Buy Now!
	$699.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,344
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,651
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,019
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		21,819
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,431
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.12
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		39.43
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		2,565

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2076808 - Apr 13 2024		22047
BL2075761 - Apr 12 2024 [Overclocked] [Excluded]		19658
BL2072464 - Apr 07 2024 [Overclocked] [Excluded]		19984
BL2071772 - Apr 06 2024 [Overclocked] [Excluded]		19927
BL2063840 - Mar 28 2024		21809

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 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		21,819
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		18,323 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		20,045 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		25,223 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i9-10900X @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		22,490 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		18,312 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		16,562 (-24.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		16,380 (-24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i9-9900X		30,836 (+41.3%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		25,966 (+19.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		25,557 (+17.1%)
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900X		25,266 (+15.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-9900X		23,174 (+6.2%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,651
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,571
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,987
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz		2,683

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

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