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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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Effective Speed 
+19%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 421,214 user samples
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354,223 User Benchmarks
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: 89th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 97%
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66,991 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 107% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 107% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 26th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		97.9 % 117 % Faster effective speed.
+19%
Average Score 
+36%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		93.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15% 		80.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		142 Pts 207 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+46%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		281 Pts 412 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+47%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		551 Pts 814 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+48%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		981 Pts 1516 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+55%
Overclocked Score 
+34%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		97.2 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5% 		92.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts 218 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+42%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		305 Pts 436 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+43%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts 858 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+42%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1116 Pts 1655 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+48%
Value & Sentiment 
+6%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.31 % Higher market share.
+28% 		1.02 %
Value
Value For Money 		88 % 114 % Much better value.
+30%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		86 % +4% 83 %
Price
Price (score) 		$410 $297 Cheaper.
+28%
Nice To Haves 
+43%
Age
Newest 		66 Months 29 Months Much more recent.
+56%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts More energy efficient.
+24% 		125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads 24 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+12% 		3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5 GHz 5.2 GHz +4%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1590 Pts 2996 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+88%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1451 Pts 2804 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+93%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 UHD 770
Conclusion 
Average Bench 97.9%
Average Bench 117%
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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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Intel’s 16-core flagship Alder Lake i9-12900K processor delivers a staggering performance improvement over it's predecessor (+70% 64-core). It features a new hybrid architecture which combines eight hyper-threaded performance cores with eight efficiency cores for a total of 24 threads. Alder Lake CPUs will require a new Z690 chipset which supports DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0. At an MRSP of $590 USD, the i9-12900K is aimed at power users who demand the best of the best. That said, Intel’s 10-core 12600K matches the 12900K’s performance for the majority of consumer use cases at a 50% price discount. [Nov '21 CPUPro]

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