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2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.5 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @4.00 GHz, 127 W.
Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Effective Speed 
+132%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 49% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 49%
SPEED RANK: 1020th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
12,840 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 89% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 99th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		42.6 % 98.8 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+132%
Average Score 
+482%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		71.3 Pts 92.8 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+30%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		33.2 Pts 147 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+343%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		58.1 Pts 289 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+397%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		84.1 Pts 563 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+569%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		86.7 Pts 1,016 Pts Insanely faster octa-core speed.
+1,072%
Overclocked Score 
+437%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		82.1 Pts 97.7 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+19%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		39.5 Pts 155 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+292%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		74.7 Pts 308 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+312%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		100 Pts 614 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+514%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		100 Pts 1,148 Pts Insanely faster OC octa-core speed.
+1,048%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 57 % More popular.
+12%
Nice To Haves 
+1,084%
Age
Newest 		128+ Months 61+ Months Much more recent.
+52%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		101 Pts 1,664 Pts Insanely faster OC 64-core speed.
+1,548%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		87.4 Pts 1,531 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+1,652%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'13 Q4'19
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 14 nm
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		16 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4-2666
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		2 3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1 GHz 1.20 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023) 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 2
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 42.6%
Average Bench 98.8%

The Intel's specially binned i9-9900K, featuring 5GHz all core boost and base clock of 4GHz. This CPU is one of the most powerful Intel CPU in term of day-to-day and gaming performance but with TDP of 127W, bulky air cooler or 240mm AIO is recommended to make sure the CPU doesn't overheat, and open loop liquid cooling if you want to OC. [Jun '20 ColdSpy]

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