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Core i9-10850K

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 100% (68th of 1442)

Based on 497 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10850K CPU @ 3.60GHz
Poor: 90%Average: 100% Great: 107%
Gaming
Gaming 100%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Core i9-10850K averaged 0.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-10850K near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,899Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 580Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-10850K is just 16.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-10850K performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 91.9Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 1,113Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 497 samples)
Rank 68100%
Min Avg Max
80.7 Memory 91.9 97.9
132 1-Core 149 161
263 2-Core 294 318
97.7% 178 Pts
Min Avg Max
517 4-Core 580 634
960 8-Core 1,113 1,234
101% 846 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,536 64-Core 1,899 2,088
118% 1,899 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 1169
103% 875 Pts
64-Core 1,378
85% 1,378 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
101% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 154
2-Core 302
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 1,191
105% 893 Pts
64-Core 2,003
124% 2,003 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 86.8
1-Core 139
2-Core 283
93% 170 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 1,128
101% 855 Pts
64-Core 1,968
122% 1,968 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 83
1-Core 150
2-Core 297
95% 177 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 1179
105% 887 Pts
64-Core 1,982
123% 1,982 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 915
85% 708 Pts
64-Core 1,938
120% 1,938 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 73.3
1-Core 146
2-Core 282
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 1,022
95% 791 Pts
64-Core 1,871
116% 1,871 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 77
1-Core 140
2-Core 266
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 888
82% 685 Pts
64-Core 1,666
103% 1,666 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 219
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 879
78% 661 Pts
64-Core 1,387
86% 1,387 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 198%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

CPU
Core i9-10850KIntelBench 100%, 497 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples891x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples822x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples521x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples305x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,154

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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