Intel Core i9-9820X: specs and benchmarks

Summary
Intel started Intel Core i9-9820X sales 19 October 2018 at a recommended price of $898. This is Skylake architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 10 cores and 20 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4200 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA2066 processor with a TDP of 165 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4-2666 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 23.13 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.
General info
Of Core i9-9820X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Technical specs
Core i9-9820X's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i9-9820X's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-9820X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9820X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Security technologies
Core i9-9820X technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9820X are enumerated here.
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i9-9820X.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i9-9820X.
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of Core i9-9820X's supported peripherals.
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i9-9820X. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
Passmark
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i9-9820X is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i9-9820X performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i9-9820X from AMD is Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE, which is slower by 1% and lower by 1 position in our rating.