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IntelBX80684I99900KS
AMD
  

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

  

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 15,071 user samples
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 99%
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2,231 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 110% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 54% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 188th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
98.8 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
86 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
92.8 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+43%
64.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
147 Pts 161 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+10%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
289 Pts 307 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
563 Pts 575 Pts +2%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1,016 Pts 1,029 Pts +1%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
97.7 Pts Much lower OC memory latency.
+31%
74.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
155 Pts 201 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+30%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
308 Pts 399 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+30%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
614 Pts 781 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+27%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,148 Pts 1,488 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+30%
Market Share
Based on 69,012,328 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.04 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
57 % Slightly more popular.
+10%
52 %
Age
Newest
61+ Months 19+ Months Much more recent.
+69%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,664 Pts 1,801 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+8%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,531 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+7%
1,436 Pts

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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