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IntelBX80684I99900KS
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8 Cores, 16 Threads @4.00 GHz, 127 W.
Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 269,557 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%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
256,717 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 84% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 63% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 63% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 310th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
98.8 % Faster effective speed.
+30%
76.2 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
92.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+10%
84 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
147 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+34%
110 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
289 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+39%
208 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
563 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+52%
371 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1,016 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+83%
556 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
97.7 Pts +5% 93.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
155 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+27%
122 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
308 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+30%
237 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
614 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+48%
414 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,148 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+81%
633 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,018,748 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 0.79 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,533%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
57 % 61 % Slightly more popular.
+7%
Age
Newest
61+ Months Much more recent.
+35%
94 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,664 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+160%
640 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,531 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+168%
572 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q4'19 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
16 MB Intel® Smart Cache 8 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
5.00 GHz 4.20 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2015D PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
128 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2666 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz 350.00 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.20 GHz 1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2 2.0
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3 3.0

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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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