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Watch Comparable Gameplay: 10400F vs 10900K


CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	238 EFps		313 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +32%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	100 EFps		109 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +9%
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	139 EFps	+1%	138 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	131 EFps		142 EFps	Slightly Better PUBG EFps. +8%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	131 EFps		135 EFps	+3%

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Best Bench: 91% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.45 GHz (avg)

Poor: 69% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 207^th / 1468

Gaming 84%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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107,269 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 106%

SPEED RANK: 91^st / 1468

Gaming 100%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 100%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 107%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.5 %			99.6 %	Faster effective speed. +18%


22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...					39 %	FarC6 36%, FinFant14 34%, GTAV 35%, SotTR 43%, CSGO 43%, R6S 44%, TWarW3 39%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...					15 %	Hitm2 16%, RDR2 13%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	86.6 Pts	91.1 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +5%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	119 Pts	149 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +25%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	232 Pts	295 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +27%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	443 Pts	579 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +31%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	722 Pts	1100 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +52%


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.4 Pts	97.4 Pts	+2%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	125 Pts	158 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +26%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	247 Pts	314 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +27%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	488 Pts	623 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +28%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	776 Pts	1222 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +57%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.58 %	Much higher market share. +32%	0.44 %
Value Value For Money	106 %	Better value. +22%	86.6 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	85 %	More popular. +29%	66 %
Price Price (score)	$123	Much cheaper. +73%	$463


Age Newest	54 Months		54 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		10 cores	Much higher core count. +67%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads		20 threads	Much higher thread count. +67%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz		3.7 GHz	Faster base frequency. +28%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz		5.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +23%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	979 Pts		2033 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +108%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	912 Pts		1888 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +107%


Series CPU Architecture	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Cache Cache	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.30 GHz	5.30 GHz
Turbo Boost 3.0 Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡	No	Yes
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015D
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz	1.20 GHz
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	No	Yes
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Intel’s Comet Lake flagship, the i9-10900K, is the fastest gaming and desktop CPU currently available. This ten-core hyperthreaded processor can easily be overclocked so that all twenty threads run at an eye-watering 5.2 GHz. Whilst its stellar performance is second to none, it comes with a premium price tag of $488 USD. The 10900K also requires a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard, which Intel has indicated will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. Whilst AMD’s competing $420 USD Ryzen 3900X and $675 USD Ryzen 3950X do have a greater number of cores, their lower clock speeds and higher memory latency handicap them in non-rendering use cases. Overall, the 10900K has a 16% effective speed advantage over both the 3900X and 3950X. Users that do a lot of rendering should investigate dedicated hardware encoders such as NVENC and Quick Sync as these are far more efficient than CPU based rendering. Comparing the 10900K and 10700K shows that, when paired with a 2060S, the 10700K offers comparable gaming performance for 20% less money. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $337	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350