Intel Core i9-7900X

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 7000X
Family
Intel Core i9
Generation
7
Name
Intel Core i9-7900X
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
10
CPU Threads
20
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
4 GHz

Internal Graphics

GPU name
None
Graphics verification source
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000027144/processors/intel-core-processors.html

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
4
Memory type
DDR4-2666
PCIe lanes
44
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
140 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Skylake X
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
14 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q2/2017
Socket
LGA 2066
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

174 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

73 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

176 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

86 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

148 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

114 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

304 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

119 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

22 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

23 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

68 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

29 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

62 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

120 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i9-7900X with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1222

Intel Core i9-7900X

1235

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

1235

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

14998

Intel Core i9-7900X

15245

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

15011

Intel Core i7-11700K

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

461

Intel Core i9-7900X

464

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

464

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

5286

Intel Core i9-7900X

5326

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

5292

Intel Core i7-10700K

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

188

Intel Core i9-7900X

190

Intel Core i5-10400

189

Intel Core i5-10300H

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2194

Intel Core i9-7900X

2223

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

2202

Intel Xeon Gold 6136

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1133

Intel Core i9-7900X

1137

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

1134

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

10199

Intel Core i9-7900X

10490

Intel Core i9-9900X

10405

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

All the benchmark results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

137.7 s

Intel Core i9-7900X

126 s

Intel Core i9-10900KF

129 s

Intel Core i9-10850K

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4876

Intel Core i9-7900X

4944

Intel Core i5-9500

4944

Intel Core i5-9500F

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

41255

Intel Core i9-7900X

42543

Intel Xeon Platinum 8158

42380

Intel Xeon Gold 6132

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.19

Intel Core i9-7900X

2.19

Intel Core i7-6700K

2.19

Intel Core i9-7920X

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

24.1

Intel Core i9-7900X

24.8

Intel Xeon Gold 6132

24.68

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

21870

Intel Core i9-7900X

22010

Intel Xeon Gold 5115

21940

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark