Intel Core i7 X-Series 9800X 8-core LGA 2066
Cores 8
Threads 16
Boost Clock 4400 MHz
L3 Cache 16.5 MB
TDP 165 W
Socket LGA 2066
62 Overall Score
Price €2,252
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong platform (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong ai (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong social proof (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong multi thread (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i7 |
| Model | 9800X |
| Codename | Skylake X |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 8 |
| Threads | 16 |
| Base Clock | 3800 |
| Boost Clock | 4400 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16.5 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 18117 |
| PassMark Single | 2560 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 2666 |
| Channels | 4 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 2066 |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 44 |
| TDP | 165 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i7 X-Series 9800X | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 | Lenovo Ryzen 5 Sparepart: | HP Xeon Silver 4310 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 | 48 | 32 | 12 | 24 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4400 | 5200 | 4000 | 3900 | 4000 | 3300 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 16.5 | 96 | 128 | 37.5 | 8 | 18 |
| Tdp W | 165 | 120 | 200 | 195 | 15 | 120 |
| Socket | LGA 2066 | AM5 | AMD Socket SP3 | LGA 4677 | AM4 | LGA4189 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | No | AMD Integrated Graphics | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 X-Series 9800X | 77.2 | 62.5 | 81.3 | 59.2 | 74.3 | 74.6 | 72.2 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 87.7 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.7 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 77 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 94.5 | 36.3 | 80.2 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.7 | 77 | 90.7 | 78.3 | 90.9 | 0 | 80.4 |
| Lenovo Ryzen 5 Sparepart: Compare | 64.1 | 54.7 | 57 | 99.3 | 64.9 | 9.1 | 66.6 |
| HP Xeon Silver 4310 Compare | 39 | 20.3 | 62.4 | 43.3 | 52.8 | 0 | 10.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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