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Intel Core i9-9900T vs Intel Core i9-9900X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i9-9900T
Intel Core i9-9900T
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9900X
Intel Core i9-9900X

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9900T or Intel Core i9-9900X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-9900T has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i9-9900X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    466 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    236 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    164 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    185 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    438 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    392 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    639 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    118 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    357 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    288 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 40% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.25 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    224 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    123 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    134 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    408 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    208 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    151 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    189 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    131 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9900T Intel Core i9-9900T
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000X
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-10900T left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.10 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9900X and Intel Core i9-9900T. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 44
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9900T and Intel Core i9-9900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    35 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 92 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9900T and Intel Core i9-9900T, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 19.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9900T and Intel Core i9-9900X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
449
Intel Core i9-9900T
455
Intel Core i9-9900X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
3920
Intel Core i9-9900T
4855
Intel Core i9-9900X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
191
Intel Core i9-9900T
197
Intel Core i9-9900X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1644
Intel Core i9-9900T
2114
Intel Core i9-9900X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1097
Intel Core i9-9900T
1140
Intel Core i9-9900X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
7045
Intel Core i9-9900T
10490
Intel Core i9-9900X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
15560
Intel Core i9-9900T
23000
Intel Core i9-9900X

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