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Core i9-7900X CPU by Intel Review

We tested the first Core i9 model: the Core i9-7900X, which has 10 cores, 20 threads, and 4.5 GHz maximum clock. Check it out to see how fast is it.

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The Reviewed CPUs

Contents

  • 1. Intro
  • 2. The Reviewed CPUs
  • 3. How We Tested
  • 4. PCMark 10 and 3DMark
  • 5. Performance in programs
  • 6. Gaming Performance
  • 7. Overclocking
  • 8. Conclusions

In the tables below, we compare the main features of the CPUs included in our review.

CPU Cores HT/SMT IGP Internal Clock Turbo Clock Core Tech. TDP Socket Price
Core i9-7900X 10 Yes No 3.3 GHz 4.3 GHz Skylake-X 14 nm 140 W LGA2066 USD 1050
Core i7-6950X 10 Yes No 3.0 GHz 3.5 GHz Broadwell-E 14 nm 140 W LGA2011-v3 USD 1650
Ryzen 7 1700X 8 Yes No 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz Sumit Ridge 14 nm 95 W AM4 USD 400

Below you can see the memory configuration for each CPU.

CPU L2 Cache L3 Cache Memory Support Memory Channels
Core i9-7900X 10 x 1 MiB 13.75 MiB Até DDR4-2667 4
Core i7-6950X 10 x 256 kiB 25 MiB Até DDR4-2400 4
Ryzen 7 1700X 8 x 512 kiB 2 x 8 MiB Up to DDR4-2667 2
Continue: How We Tested

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