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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	298 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +31%	228 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +6%	102 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps		139 EFps	+1%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	137 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +16%	118 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	149 EFps	Better Fortnite EFps. +14%	131 EFps

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Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 104%

SPEED RANK: 105^th / 1468

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 98%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 97%

Nuclear submarine

391 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 95% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)

Poor: 79% Great: 95%

SPEED RANK: 175^th / 1468

Gaming 87%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 74%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		97.9 %	Faster effective speed. +12%		87.4 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	93.1 Pts	+3%	90.6 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	142 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +8%	131 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	281 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +12%	251 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	551 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +21%	454 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	981 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +40%	699 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	97.2 Pts	+1%	95.9 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	153 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +10%	139 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	305 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +11%	274 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	604 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +14%	528 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1116 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +49%	747 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.32 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%	0 %
Value Value For Money	89.5 %		105 %	Better value. +17%
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %	Much more popular. +65%	52 %
Price Price (score)	$385		$143	Much cheaper. +63%


Age Newest	72 Months		54 Months	More recent. +25%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.7 GHz	+3%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +14%	4.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1590 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +113%	746 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1451 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +106%	704 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'18	Q2'20
Cache Cache	16 MB SmartCache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	5.00 GHz	4.40 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D (130W)	PCG 2015C
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	128 GB
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.20 GHz	1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2.0	2
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	Yes	No
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3.0	3
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The Intel i9-9900K is an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake processor. It has a base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.7 GHz and a single-core boost of 5.0 GHz (the highest frequency achieved yet from this class of Intel CPU). It features 16 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the older Z370 chipset. Aimed at users who do not wish to compromise, the i9-9900K offers the best gaming and desktop experience available at any price. Heavy workstation users should consider the Ryzen 9 3900X which is similarly priced. Comparing the overclocked 3900X shows that it is just 10% worse for gaming and desktop (sub octa-core) but around 40% better for 64-core computations. Gamers should consider the 9700K which offers identical overclocked gaming performance at a $100 USD discount. ^{[Oct '18 CPUPro]}

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