Intel
IntelBX8070110900K

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.5 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

10 Cores, 20 Threads @3.7GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 152,577 user samples
45,308 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 21% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 21% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 863rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
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: 74th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
47.6 % 99.6 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+109%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
69.5 Pts 91.1 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+31%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
62.6 Pts 149 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+138%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
106 Pts 295 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+178%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
150 Pts 579 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+286%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
155 Pts 1100 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+610%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
88.5 Pts 97.4 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
81.7 Pts 158 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+93%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
142 Pts 314 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+121%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
198 Pts 623 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+215%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
198 Pts 1222 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+517%
Market Share
Based on 67,698,195 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.46 % Insanely higher market share.
+4,500%
Value
Value For Money
84.9 % 87.3 % +3%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 66 % More popular.
+25%
Price
Price (score)
$34 Hugely cheaper.
+92%
$449
Age
Newest
124+ Months 47 Months Much more recent.
+62%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
198 Pts 2033 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+927%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
156 Pts 1888 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+1,110%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'11 Q2'20
Cache
Cache
3 MB SmartCache 20 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
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz 5.30 GHz
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 DDR4-2933
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
21.3 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
650 MHz 350 MHz
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡
2 3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.3 GHz 1.20 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023) 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 2
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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This processor may be aging, but for tasks that aren't gaming it still holds up quite well. [May '19 TheWildShadow55]

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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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