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Intel BX8070110900K

Core i9-10900K

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

Average Bench: 99.6% (56th of 1406)

Based on 107,269 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000A0655, BFEBFBFF000A0654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10900K CPU @ 3.70GHz

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]

Poor: 89%Average: 99.6% Great: 106%
Gaming
Gaming 100%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 107%
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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i9-10900K averaged just 0.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-10900K near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,888Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 579Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-10900K is just 16.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-10900K performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 91.1Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 1,100Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 107,269 samples)
Rank 5699.6%
Min Avg Max
79.4 Memory 91.1 97.4
128 1-Core 149 158
255 2-Core 295 314
97.6% 178 Pts
Min Avg Max
501 4-Core 579 623
918 8-Core 1,100 1,222
100% 840 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,521 64-Core 1,888 2,033
117% 1,888 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 304
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1,194
106% 899 Pts
64-Core 1,390
86% 1,390 Pts
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 161
2-Core 317
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 1,237
107% 916 Pts
64-Core 2,010
124% 2,010 Pts
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 81.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 298
95% 177 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 927
94% 761 Pts
64-Core 1,925
119% 1,925 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 142
2-Core 283
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 1,058
93% 793 Pts
64-Core 1,877
116% 1,877 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 61,871,021 CPUs tested.

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MSRP ≈ $488 @ launch in May '20
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Desktop 103%
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Workstation 196%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $386

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel  $330Bench 100%, 107,269 samples1,952x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $807Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,375x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples877x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,500Bench 210%, 158,856 samples729x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $65Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,097x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $121Bench 297%, 331,647 samples669x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $39Bench 276%, 367,854 samples436x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $143Bench 89%, 144,399 samples470x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples300x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples240x
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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i9-10900K Processor
Launch DateQ2'20
Processor Numberi9-10900K
# of Cores10
# of Threads20
Cache20 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed3.70 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency5.30 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP125 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015D

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.20 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Clear Video Tech for MIDYes
Graphics Video Max Memory64 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2933
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth45.8 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechYes
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Yes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1200

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

CPUPro
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2,055

Official site ark.intel.com/...

10th generation Comet Lake processor...

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USA-User
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Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

22 days ago.

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10/10 Performs marginally better than my 5600x in EVERY game i've tried. Its ICE cold PEGGED at 5.3Ghz 30c idle. gets maaaaaaybe 45-50 during gameplay and i have a NZXT z73. I literally couldn't ask for a better CPU.—Nov '20

ROU-User
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Disliked

25 days ago.

Comment 

The intel core i9-10900k is a lot cheaper than the amd ryzen 9 5950x and has almost the same performance—Mar '21

TWN-User
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2,764

Excellent

8 months ago.

intel is god compared to the ass amd company

CHL-User
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2,492

Excellent

20 months ago.

Is the best gaming procesor of the year

NOR-User
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2,192

Poor

15 months ago.

Super good for fortnite gaming, many framers for the pro games!

DNK-User
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2,108

Liked

2 months ago.

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CPUPro
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2,055

Good

2 years ago.

SGP-User
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1,878

Excellent

26 days ago.

Comment 

With a whopping 5.3 Ghz max turbo frequency and faster single core performance than the 9900K, this processor could be the world's fastest gaming CPU by a substantial amount. However, having 2 more cores might increase the ring bus latency. Surprisingly for multi-threaded workload, the 10900K is only 3% behind the 3900X even with 2 fewer physical cores.—May '20

ARE-User
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1,737

Excellent

16 months ago.

i need this becuse my fps so bad

ColdSpy
Avatar level
330

Excellent

2 years ago.

The current gaming king, the 10 core 20 thread i9-10900K comes with base clock of 3.7GHz and a boost clock of whopping 5.3GHz thanks to Intel's Thermal Velocity Boost. This CPU has all core boost of 4.9GHz and supports higher RAM clock natively. This CPU has TDP of 125W and requires beefy cooling such as bulky air cooler and 240mm AIO to avoid overheating, and when OC'ing this CPU, open loop liquid cooling to keep the CPU as warm as necessary. Essentially the most powerful sub $500 CPU you can buy if you're enthusiast that doesn't need moar threads to do heavy tasks such as heavy gaming and some content creation.

Beko95
Avatar level
8

Good

2 years ago.

When it comes to Intel, speed is the name of the game. It's not as powerful as the 3900x, but it is much faster than it, or any other Ryzen cpu. It's like comparing a 16 wheeler to a rally car. Many people focused on productivity and cpu compute will benefit more from AMD's equivalent, but gamers should be looking at this for the fastest possible performance.

Username5322
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6

Good

13 months ago.

i have it with 9600 gt and its going ultra settings every game with 144 fps

matthewsnebula
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6

Excellent

14 months ago.

The Intel Core i9-10900K has strong single-core and multi-core performance on sale for $390 via Amazon.com or available at other retailers. I would highly recommend picking up this chip if you're looking for strong, long-term performance at an affordable price.

martinrj
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2

Excellent

2 years ago.

Simply the best!

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