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Intel BX8070110900F

Core i9-10900F

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10 Cores, 20 Threads @2.80 GHz, 65 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 95.4% (109th of 1442)

Based on 8,499 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000A0655 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10900F CPU @ 2.80GHz
Poor: 83%Average: 95.4% Great: 103%
Gaming
Gaming 95%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i9-10900F averaged just 4.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-10900F near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,718Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 540Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-10900F is just 19.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-10900F performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 1,002Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 90.2Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,499 samples)
Rank 10995.4%
Min Avg Max
80.7 Memory 90.2 96.6
115 1-Core 142 154
233 2-Core 279 302
93.8% 170 Pts
Min Avg Max
449 4-Core 540 592
768 8-Core 1,002 1,129
92.2% 771 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,241 64-Core 1,718 1,923
106% 1,718 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 295
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,156
103% 871 Pts
64-Core 1,908
118% 1,908 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 142
2-Core 279
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 1029
94% 791 Pts
64-Core 1775
110% 1775 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
96% 176 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 1,096
99% 834 Pts
64-Core 1,702
105% 1,702 Pts
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 281
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 956
90% 746 Pts
64-Core 1,582
98% 1,582 Pts
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
94% Outstanding
Memory 83.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 1,018
95% 790 Pts
64-Core 1,908
118% 1,908 Pts
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 80.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 285
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 1,029
95% 794 Pts
64-Core 1,622
100% 1,622 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 85.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 282
93% 170 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 988
91% 759 Pts
64-Core 1,323
82% 1,323 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 246
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 715
72% 582 Pts
64-Core 1,258
78% 1,258 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

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Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 148%
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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i9-10900FIntel  $225Bench 95%, 8,499 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,628x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples762x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples553x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples564x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $960

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i9-10900F Processor
Launch DateQ2'20
Processor Numberi9-10900F
# 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 Speed2.80 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency5.20 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP65 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015C

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)No

Package

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

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

16 months ago.

Plows thru any AAA game i have with ease. Never seen the cpu usage go over 50 % in any game. Now i know the GPU handles the heavy lifting in games, but still.

FRA-User
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4,573

Excellent

2 years ago.

So expensive when cheap i3 have same single core performance and multi-core is not used anywhere.

AUS-User
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3,950

Excellent

14 months ago.

5.2 ghz with a decent watercooler

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