Intel Core i9-9920X – Specs – Full Review – Best For Gaming

Intel Core i9-9920X Specs

Core i9-9920X Mini Review

Intel Core i9-9920X is 9th gen desktop-based processor, that operates on 3.50GHz. i9-9920X has 12 physical Cores and 24 Threads, that perform awesomely in many PC Games. The Turbo Boost Frequency can go up to 4.5 GHz with Turbo Boost technology, launched on October 8, 2018. Core i9-9920X is specially designed for desktop-based gaming, that is produced by Intels for socket LGA-2066.

Intel Core i9-9920X is a 64-bit dodeca-core high-end performance desktop microprocessor. That offers powerful performance in Games as well as in high-quality video editing, Graphic design, and in another business area. i9-9920X is based on the 14nm Skylake micro-architecture, the CPU support unlock multiplier, and has 12 physical and 24 logical Cores. The unlock multiplier is easily adjustable on Core i9 9920X, overclocked easily, so that can be easily dialed in any overclocking frequency.

The Thermal Design Power is(TDP) ( the amount of power CPU needed for cooling) is 165 W. i9-9920X a power-hungry CPU that consumes more power under a high workload, also this CPU doesn’t come with a cooling fan, which means you need to buy a top-notch cooling system. This CPU can operate on the maximum temperature of 92 C°, after exceeding this limit the CPU will start occurring some problems like random resets due to higher temperature.

Features

It’s a 64-bit dodeca-core processor that has 24 threads and has the feature of AES, used to speed up the processing of encryption and decryption. It also has the feature of AVX, used to improve Linux RAID software performance, as well as speed up processing of multimedia actions, and financial apps. Intel Core i9 9920X supports multithreading technology like Hyperthreading, which results in an increase in performance in which each physical core is split into more virtual Cores. Another feature is F16C that is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting volume or contrast. The most important feature it has is the NX bit used to protect your computer from malicious attacks.

Intel Core i9-9920X is specially designed for desktop-based gaming, that is produced by Intels for socket LGA-2066. The processor is based on Skylake-X microarchitecture, and by default operates on 3.50 GHz with the Bus frequency of 100 MHz. It has 4 memory slots, date support up to 128 GB of DDR4-2666 memory. The processor doesn’t have integrated graphics or comes with Cooler. The processor is compatible only with motherboards based on x299 Chipset motherboard.

Gaming Performance

The most important thing in gaming performance is the number of cores and threads. In terms of gaming, if we compare Core i9-9920X with Core i9-10900K 10 Cores CPU. than in gaming Performance, it’s better than i9-10900K in many games.

Core i9 9920X Benchmarks

Fortnite

Apex Legends

Intel Official Site

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