Intel Core i9-10900K
The Intel Core i9-10900K is a high-end processor for desktops with ten cores based on the Comet Lake architecture (CML-S, 4th generation of Skylake). The processor clocks at between 3.7 and 5.3 GHz (all 10 cores up to 4.8 GHz) and can execute up to twenty threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. The 5.3 GHz can be only achieved below 70°C core temperature (Thermal Velocity Boost of 100 MHz).
The processor is still manufactured in the old 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the predecessor, the Core i9-9900K , the 10900K offers increased clock speeds and two more cores. Thanks to the free multiplicator, the CPU can also be easily overclocked (but may not have much headroom).
The Comet Lake architecture is similar to Coffee Lake and offers the same features and is produced in the same 14nm process. Other than the improved clock rates, the memory controller now also supports faster DDR4-2933 RAM. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here .
Performance
Thanks to the high Turbo Boost, the CPU is the fastest gaming CPU available at the time of announcement. Using all cores, the i9 however is slower than the top Ryzen CPUs (like the Ryzen 9 3950X) which offer more cores.
Graphics
The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i7-9900K. As a low-end solution it will only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.
Power Consumption
Intel specifies the TDP with 125 Watts (PL1) but under full load up to 250 Watt are consumed (PL2). In default mode these 250 Watt and therefore high clock speeds can be maintained for up to 56 seconds, however, all boards offer the option to alter these settings.
Series Intel Comet Lake Codename Comet Lake Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake Clock Rate 3700 - 5300 MHz Level 1 Cache 640 KB Level 2 Cache 2.5 MB Level 3 Cache 20 MB Number of Cores / Threads 10 / 20 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 125 Watt Manufacturing Technology 14 nm Max. Temperature 100 °C Socket LGA1200 Features DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGX GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Starting Price $488 U.S. Announcement Date 05/20/2020 Product Link (external) ark.intel.com
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
40.4 pt (56%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
15821 Points (15%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1374 Points (58%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 493 avg: 516 median: 524 (58%) max: 532 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 98% 100%
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 5825 avg: 6129 median: 6181 (15%) max: 6381 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 100% 93%
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2513 avg: 2555 median: 2533 (16%) max: 2620 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 100% 99%
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0 135 270 405 540 675 810 945 1080 1215 1350 1485 1620 1755 1890 2025 2160 2295 2430 2565 Tooltip MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS: Ø2464 (2424.1-2512.72)
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Comet Lake: Ø2359 (2290.43-2532.77)
Intel Core i9-10900K: Ø2598 (2576.32-2623.98)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 206 avg: 215.7 median: 217 (65%) max: 224 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 99% 100%
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
29 Points (38%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.6 Points (64%)
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Intel Core i5-11500B
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
8127 points (49%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
59368 points (43%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
80495 Points (56%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
10625 Points (13%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
66.3 s (1%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.6 s (1%)
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9739 points (15%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 67252 avg: 69402 median: 69987 (40%) max: 70968 MIPS
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 99% 100%
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5349 avg: 5705 median: 5811 (69%) max: 5954 MIPS
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 97% 100%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
149 fps (52%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
289.5 fps (67%)
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 18.2 avg: 19.7 median: 19.8 (35%) max: 21 fps
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 100% 89%
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Tooltip SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Comet Lake: Ø18.9 (1.6-30.7)
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS: Ø20.3 (1.51-29.3)
Intel Core i9-10900K: Ø21.1 (1.25-29.6)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.5 GB/s (45%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.6 GB/s (45%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
14.6 GB/s (38%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 167.3 avg: 178.8 median: 179 (1%) max: 190 Seconds
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 100% 100%
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.528 avg: 0.5 median: 0.5 (11%) max: 0.567 sec
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 100% 100%
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.2 s (2%)
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Intel Core i5-11500B
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16 s (1%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
403.4 s (2%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 20541 avg: 21539 median: 21935 (59%) max: 22140 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 97% 100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
74951 Points (61%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
75063 Points (61%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
76898 Points (65%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 19766 avg: 20118 median: 20117.5 (51%) max: 20469 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 29145 avg: 29466 median: 29447 (53%) max: 29805 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 100% 100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 13028 avg: 13470 median: 13056 (55%) max: 14326 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 100% 95%
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1336 avg: 1404 median: 1428 (60%) max: 1449 points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 98% 100%
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10725 avg: 11177 median: 11393 (20%) max: 11414 points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 97% 100%
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1330 avg: 1385 median: 1385 (6%) max: 1440 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10714 avg: 11061 median: 11060.5 (35%) max: 11407 points
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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5904 avg: 6126 median: 6126 (61%) max: 6348 points
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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 40236 avg: 41647 median: 41647 (46%) max: 43058 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 709 avg: 720 median: 721 (1%) max: 729 ms
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 100% 100%
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 243 avg: 251 median: 255 (53%) max: 255 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 250 W 98% 100%
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
275.7 Watt (48%)
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
268.5 Watt (49%)
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
9.8 Points per Watt (7%)
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Reviews for the Intel Core i9-10900K processor
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MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, 17.30", 4.2 kg
» MSI GT76 Titan is one of the fastest — and loudest — laptops we've tested
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