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.

 

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 2572
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 2572

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: 18090 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 18090 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
2572
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7358
18090
Name Intel Core i3-9320 Intel Core i7-9800X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2711 2572
PassMark - CPU mark 7358 18090
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 872 878
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)