Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz

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Is the Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.0 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 16 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900 CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i9-9900 CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 41.38

Overall Rank:
763rd fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
541st fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
249th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $399.00 USD (2024-06-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

16510

Single Thread Rating

2834

Samples: 604*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 18,654
Thread: 2,806

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	62,038 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	38,419 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	44 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	32,107 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,924 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	242,277 KBytes/Sec
Physics	866 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,660 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,834 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$459.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$399.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Pavilion 27 TOUCH Desktop 10TB SSD 64GB RAM EXTREME (Intel Core i9-9900 processor TURBO to 5.00GHz, 64 GB RAM, 10 TB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS TOUCHSCREEN, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 TOUCH Desktop 1TB SSD 2TB HD 64GB RAM EXTREME (Intel Core i9-9900 processor TURBO to 5.00GHz, 64 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD + 2TB HD, 27-inch FullHD TOUCHSCREEN, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3070 Small Form Factor Desktop 8TB SSD 64GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-9900 Processor Turbo Boost to 5.00GHz, 64 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD, Win 10 Pro) PC Business Computer	$2499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 TOUCH Desktop 2TB SSD 64GB RAM EXTREME (Intel Core i9-9900 processor TURBO to 5.00GHz, 64 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS TOUCHSCREEN, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2599.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz		16,510
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz		41.38
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz		2,834
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2134084 - Jun 29 2024		12288
BL2134058 - Jun 29 2024		13017
BL2132227 - Jun 26 2024		14984
BL2129684 - Jun 23 2024		16395
BL2128978 - Jun 22 2024		19954

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz		16,510
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-9900		18,651 (+13.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i9-9900		20,484 (+24.1%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900		18,287 (+10.8%)
Intel Core i9-9900T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900		13,283 (-19.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-9900		22,922 (+38.8%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900		18,303 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900		18,070 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900		17,162 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900		20,114 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900		19,845 (+20.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i9-9900		18,205 (+10.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i9-9900		17,755 (+7.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz		2,372

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz

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