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

16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 130,910 user samples
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: 91st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
23,641 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 304th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
99.6 % Faster effective speed.
+30%
76.7 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
91.1 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+31%
69.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
149 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+30%
115 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
295 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+29%
228 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
579 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+29%
450 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1,100 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+26%
876 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
97.4 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+17%
83.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
158 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+26%
125 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
314 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+27%
247 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
623 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+26%
493 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,222 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+25%
981 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,999,523 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.47 % Insanely higher market share.
+4,600%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
87.3 % Better value.
+20%
72.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
66 % +5% 63 %
Price
Price (score)
$450 $334 Cheaper.
+26%
Age
Newest
54 Months Much more recent.
+38%
87 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+31%
180 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
10 cores 16 cores Much higher core count.
+60%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
20 threads 32 threads Much higher thread count.
+60%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+33%
4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2,033 Pts 2,521 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+24%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,888 Pts 2,190 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 TR4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 None

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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AMD’s 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is finally here to seize the throne for high end desktop processors. The 1950X is the flagship of the Zen based Threadripper series which also includes the 12 core 1920X and the 8 core 1900X. The 1950X has a stock clock of 3.4 GHz increasing to a maximum single core boost of 4.0 GHz and features quad channel DDR4 and 64 PCI Express lanes. This processor is effectively two Ryzen 7 1800Xs glued together with Infinity Fabric (AMD’s scalable interconnecting technology), making the 1950X one of the physically largest CPUs on the consumer market. If you are considering this CPU, you will need a new X399 motherboard with a TR4 socket. Early benchmarks show the 1950X competing with Intel’s similarly priced i9-7900X. Whilst the 7900X has slightly higher single and quad core scores (10%-15%), the 1950X is around 35% faster for multi-core workloads. Content creators, and other core intensive task masters will not be disappointed. [Aug '17 CPUPro]

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