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Core i9-10900K

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 101% (66th of 1442)

Based on 340 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10900K CPU @ 3.70GHz
Poor: 88%Average: 101% Great: 108%
Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 110%
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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Core i9-10900K averaged 1.5% higher 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 1,978Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 594Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-10900K is just 19.9%. 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 92Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 1,144Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 340 samples)
Rank 66101%
Min Avg Max
81.6 Memory 92 97.7
122 1-Core 153 165
260 2-Core 301 329
99.3% 182 Pts
Min Avg Max
507 4-Core 594 653
907 8-Core 1,144 1,286
103% 869 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,636 64-Core 1,978 2,169
122% 1,978 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 157
2-Core 302
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,208
107% 905 Pts
64-Core 2,010
124% 2,010 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
104% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 151
2-Core 303
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 606
8-Core 1,160
105% 883 Pts
64-Core 1,906
118% 1,906 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 151
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 1,028
97% 806 Pts
64-Core 1,834
114% 1,834 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 304
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,120
102% 858 Pts
64-Core 1972
122% 1972 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 301
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 1016
96% 793 Pts
64-Core 1,663
103% 1,663 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 88.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 1,047
97% 810 Pts
64-Core 1,895
117% 1,895 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,713,323 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 187%
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Desktop
Desktop 105%
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Workstation
Workstation 202%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) - $560

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntelBench 101%, 340 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples788x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples604x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples372x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples616x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples352x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples239x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples134x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples120x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples100x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,679

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