Intel Core i7-9800X vs Intel Core i9-9900K

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 2066 Intel Socket 1151
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 14 nm 14 nm
Transistors unknown unknown
Die size unknown 180 mm²
Package FC-LGA2066 FC-LGA14C
tCaseMax 72°C 72°C
tJMax 100°C

Performance

Frequency 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo clock up to 4.4 GHz up to 5 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 38.0x 36.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes Yes
TDP 165 W 95 W
PL1 95 W
PL2 119 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status Active Active
Release date Oct 19th, 2018 Oct 19th, 2018
Codename Skylake-X Coffee Lake-R
Generation Core i7 Core i9
Part BX80673I79800XBXC80673I79800XCD8067304126100SREZ9 BX80684I99900KBXC80684I99900KCM8068403873914SRELS
Memory support DDR4 Quad-channel DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 3 Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Chipset Z390

Cores

Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics UHD 630

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 1MB (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 16.5MB (shared) 16MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked BCLK multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. This processor comes with an unlocked BCLK multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking.

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes Yes
AVX-512 Yes
AVX2 Yes Yes
BMI1 Yes Yes
BMI2 Yes Yes
Boost 2.0 Yes Yes
Boost 3.0 Yes
CLMUL Yes Yes
EIST Yes Yes
F16C Yes Yes
FMA3 Yes Yes
HTT Yes Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes Yes
TSX Yes Yes
TXT Yes Yes
VT-d Yes Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes

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