Intel Core i9-7900X vs Intel Core i5-L16G7

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,117

Rank #207

vs
4,518

Rank #1,272

6,117
4,518

Core i9-7900X wins by 26.1% (Rank #207 vs #1272)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,128

Rank #225

vs
4,573

Rank #1,234

6,128
4,573

Core i9-7900X wins by 25.4% (Rank #225 vs #1234)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,101

Rank #216

vs
4,435

Rank #1,366

6,101
4,435

Core i9-7900X wins by 27.3% (Rank #216 vs #1366)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,167

Rank #298

vs
4,560

Rank #1,116

5,167
4,560

Core i9-7900X wins by 11.7% (Rank #298 vs #1116)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,272

Rank #287

vs
4,539

Rank #1,105

5,272
4,539

Core i9-7900X wins by 13.9% (Rank #287 vs #1105)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,356

Rank #226

vs
4,536

Rank #1,180

5,356
4,536

Core i9-7900X wins by 15.3% (Rank #226 vs #1180)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7900X Core i5-L16G7 Diff
Cores
10
5
+50%
Threads
20
5
+75%
Base Frequency
3,300 MHz
1,400 MHz
+57.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
33x
14x
+57.6%
L1 Cache
640 KB
--
L2 Cache
10 MiB
--
L3 Cache
14 MiB
4 MiB
+72.3%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
140 W
7 W
95% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
10 nm
28.6% more

General Information

Specification Core i9-7900X Core i5-L16G7
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i9-7000 --
Model Number i9-7900X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Lakefield
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket
Package FCLGA-2066 FC-CSP2H
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 LPDDR4X
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7900X
Intel
Core i5-L16G7
Intel

Family

Core i9-7900X
Core
Core i5-L16G7
--

Series

Core i9-7900X
i9-7000
Core i5-L16G7
--

Model Number

Core i9-7900X
i9-7900X
Core i5-L16G7
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7900X
Skylake
Core i5-L16G7
--

Core Name

Core i9-7900X
Skylake
Core i5-L16G7
Lakefield

Core Family

Core i9-7900X
6
Core i5-L16G7
--

Core Model

Core i9-7900X
85
Core i5-L16G7
--

Socket

Core i9-7900X
Socket
Core i5-L16G7

Package

Core i9-7900X
FCLGA-2066
Core i5-L16G7
FC-CSP2H

Chipset

Core i9-7900X
Lewisburg
Core i5-L16G7
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7900X
DDR4-2666
Core i5-L16G7
LPDDR4X

ECC Support

Core i9-7900X
No
Core i5-L16G7
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7900X
3.0
Core i5-L16G7
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7900X
x16, x8, x4
Core i5-L16G7
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7900X
Desktop
Core i5-L16G7
Mobile

Release Price

Core i9-7900X
$999.00
Core i5-L16G7
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7900X
No
Core i5-L16G7
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7900X Core i5-L16G7
Process 14 nm 10 nm
Die Area -- 82 mm²
Transistor Count -- 4,050
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7900X
14 nm
Core i5-L16G7
10 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7900X
--
Core i5-L16G7
82 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7900X
--
Core i5-L16G7
4,050

Manufacturer

Core i9-7900X
Intel
Core i5-L16G7
Intel

Technology

Core i9-7900X
CMOS
Core i5-L16G7
--

Word Size

Core i9-7900X
64-bit
Core i5-L16G7
--

ISA

Core i9-7900X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-L16G7
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7900X Core i5-L16G7
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64