Intel Core i9-7920X

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 7000X
Family
Intel Core i9
Generation
7
Name
Intel Core i9-7920X
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
12
CPU Threads
24
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
3.7 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)
165 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
16.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2017
Socket
LGA 2066
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7920X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

148 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

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

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

89 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

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

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

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

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

50 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

109 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i9-7920X 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.

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 i9-7920X

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.

2438

Intel Core i9-7920X

2515

Intel Core i9-11900K

2504

Intel Xeon W-2170B

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.

1126

Intel Core i9-7920X

1133

Intel Core i9-7900X

1132

Intel Core i5-8600

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.

11498

Intel Core i9-7920X

11645

Intel Core i9-11900K

11645

Intel Core i9-11900KF

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.

120.9 s

Intel Core i9-7920X

115.3 s

Intel Core i9-10920X

115.9 s

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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 i9-7920X

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.

45772

Intel Core i9-7920X

48434

Intel Xeon Gold 6142M

46721

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

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 i9-7920X

2.19

Intel Core i7-6700K

2.19

Intel Core i9-7900X

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.

26.73

Intel Core i9-7920X

27.6

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

27.38

Intel Xeon E5-2690 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.

23290

Intel Core i9-7920X

23487

Intel Xeon W-2170B

23487

Intel Xeon W-2175

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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