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IntelBX80684I99900KS
  

10 Cores, 16 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

  

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 17,354 user samples
4,514 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 109% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 93% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 93% Great: 109%
SPEED RANK: 80th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
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
103 % +4% 98.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
68.9 Pts 92.8 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+35%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
190 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+29%
147 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
379 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+31%
289 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
729 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+29%
563 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1162 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+14%
1016 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
76 Pts 97.7 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+29%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
200 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+29%
155 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
400 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+30%
308 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
777 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+27%
614 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1289 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
1148 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,929,107 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.49 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,125%
0.04 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 57 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Age
Newest
20+ Months Much more recent.
+67%
60+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1810 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+9%
1664 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1613 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+5%
1531 Pts

Very fast [Feb '24 Daemonen]

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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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