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Core i9-9900KF

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.60 GHz, 95 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 79.7% (242nd of 1442)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Device: 0F8BFBFF000906ED Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900KF CPU @ 3.60GHz
Poor: 50%Average: 79.7% Great: 105%
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i9-9900KF averaged 20.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-9900KF near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 138Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 82.3Pts

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-9900KF is 55%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-9900KF performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 882Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 699Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 24279.7%
Min Avg Max
67 Memory 82.3 93.7
95.3 1-Core 138 160
108 2-Core 234 319
85.3% 152 Pts
Min Avg Max
106 4-Core 419 638
109 8-Core 699 1,267
68.2% 559 Pts
Min Avg Max
125 64-Core 882 1,688
54.6% 882 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 88.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 273
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 798
81% 655 Pts
64-Core 1,339
83% 1,339 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 7 cores, 14 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 88.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 280
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 899
84% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,152
71% 1,152 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
85% Excellent
Memory 77.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 253
83% 153 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 824
81% 661 Pts
64-Core 1,032
64% 1,032 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 68.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 267
81% 153 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 869
82% 681 Pts
64-Core 1,180
73% 1,180 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,831,901 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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System: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)

CPU
Core i9-9900KFIntelBench 80%, 31 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples8x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples7x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples5x
SSD
Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GBCorsairBench 230%, 32,020 samples4x
SM841 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 79%, 1,284 samples3x
HARDDISK 86GBQemuBench 42%, 75 samples3x
RAM
1x16GBQEMUBench 91%, 3,887 samples22x
2x16GBQEMUBench 108%, 1,370 samples12x
1x8GBQEMUBench 78%, 5,342 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $485

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i9-9900KF Processor
Launch DateQ1'19
Processor Numberi9-9900KF
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache16 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed3.60 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency5.00 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP95 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015D (130W)
Description“engineering new protections into hardware”

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NIYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1151

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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