Today we'll be taking a closer look at the Intel Core i9-7900X Skylake-X processor, which is Intel's High-End Desktop Platform (HEDT) 10-core, 20-thread CPU (3.3 GHz base/4.5 GHz Boost/13.75MB Cache) that has 44 PCIe lanes. The Intel Core i9-7900X sounds like a powerhouse and it better be since it commands around $1,000 in the retail market. What is crazy though, is that price is over 40% less than the Intel Core i7-6950X processor cost. Let's take a look at how this processor performs on our CPU test bench!