Intel Core i3-9320 vs Intel Core i7-9800X

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9320 and Intel Core i7-9800X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i3-9320

Intel Core i7-9800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9320

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95°C
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2711 vs 2573

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2711 vs 2573

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9800X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18088 vs 7358

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18088 vs 7358

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9320
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9800X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2711

2573

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7358

18088

Name	Intel Core i3-9320	Intel Core i7-9800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2711	2573
PassMark - CPU mark	7358	18088
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1185
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9740

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9320	Intel Core i7-9800X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Apr 2019	Q4'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$154 - $162
Place in performance rating	869	878
Processor Number	i3-9320	i7-9800X
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	3.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	16
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	44
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)