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Intel Core i9-9900K vs Intel Core i7-10700K

Intel Core i9-9900K

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The Intel Core i9-9900K is a high end desktop processor based on the Coffee Lake architecture. At the time of announcement in late 2018, the 9900K is the fastest Coffee Lake CPU and offers an open multiplicator for easy overclocking. The CPU integrates 8 cores (16 threads) clocked at 3.6 - 5 GHz and it needs a new Z390 based mainboard.

Thanks to the two additional cores, the performance in multi-threaded applications is up to 25 % faster than the older Core i7-8700K. The single thread performance is only slightly faster due to the higher clock speeds. As a high end desktop CPU, the i9-9900K is suited even for very demanding applications and perfect for 3D gaming.

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 graphics card is clocked at up to 1.2 GHz and offers no advantage compared to previous generations. As it is a very low end GPU, only some low demanding games like Hearthstone can be played with it (see GPU page for benchmarks).

Intel specifies the TDP at 95 Watt, so if the CPU is used in laptops a big and chunky cooling system is needed to avoid throttling and lower clock speeds under sustained loads. When overclocking the CPU, the power consumption can easily rise up to 200 Watt and higher.

Intel Core i7-10700K

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The Intel Core i7-10700K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Comet Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.8 - 5.1 GHz. The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1) but the PL2 is set to 229 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds).

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ModelIntel Core i9-9900KIntel Core i7-10700K
CodenameCoffee Lake-RComet Lake
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeIntel Comet Lake
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake
Intel Core i9-9900KS compare4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900K « 3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700K compare3.6 - 4.9 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700 compare3 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9600K compare3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900T compare2.1 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400F compare2.9 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-9100F compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10900K compare3.7 - 5.3 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700K « 3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700 compare2.9 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10600K compare4.1 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400F compare2.9 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100F compare3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Clock3600 - 5000 MHz3800 - 5100 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 16
TDP95 Watt125 Watt
Technology14++ nm14 nm
Die Size178 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCLGA1151LGA1200
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vProDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGX
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$488 U.S.$400 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.intel.deark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-9900K
33.5 pt (56%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -93%
...
Intel Core i5-11400H
33 -1%
Intel Core i5-11400F
33 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
33.1 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
33.2 -1%
Intel Core i7-1250U
33.2 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7535U
33.3 -1%
Intel Core i7-11370H
33.3 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
33.3 -1%
Intel Core i5-1235U
33.4 0%
Intel Core i9-9900K
33.5
Intel Core i5-1240P
33.6 0%
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
33.6 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
33.6 0%
Intel Core i7-10700K
33.7 1%
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
33.7 1%
Intel Core i5-11500B
33.7 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
33.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
33.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
33.9 1%
...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 79%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10700K
33.7 pt (56%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -93%
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AMD Ryzen 5 7535U
33.3 -1%
Intel Core i5-1235U
33.4 -1%
Intel Core i9-9900K
33.5 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
33.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
33.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
33.5 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
33.6 0%
Intel Core i5-1240P
33.6 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
33.6 0%
Intel Core i7-10700K
33.7
Intel Core i5-11500B
33.7 0%
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
33.7 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
33.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
33.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
33.9 1%
Intel Core i7-11375H
34 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
34.1 1%
Intel Core i9-9900KS
34.2 1%
Intel Core i7-11390H
34.2 1%
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 78%
0%
100%
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
12397 Points (12%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1280 Points (54%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 495     avg: 502     median: 502 (55%)     max: 509 Points
496 Points (54%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4816     avg: 4871     median: 4871 (12%)     max: 4926 Points
4882 Points (12%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1623     avg: 1939     median: 1979 (12%)     max: 2040 Points
2027 Points (13%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 203     avg: 210.6     median: 212 (59%)     max: 218 Points
208 Points (58%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 17.37     avg: 20.7     median: 21.4 (28%)     max: 21.76 Points
22.2 Points (29%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.33     avg: 2.4     median: 2.4 (57%)     max: 2.44 Points
2.4 Points (57%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 7786     avg: 7924     median: 7933 (48%)     max: 8042 Points
7910 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 36683     avg: 45846     median: 48778.5 (35%)     max: 49142 Points
50670 Points (37%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 63009     avg: 63708     median: 63976 (41%)     max: 64138 Points
64901 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 10167     avg: 10218     median: 10192 (12%)     max: 10294 Points
10201 Points (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 85.6     avg: 91.9     median: 91.3 (1%)     max: 98.7 s
85.7 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.276     avg: 4     median: 3.6 (1%)     max: 5.203 s
3.2 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 7315     avg: 7775     median: 7633 (12%)     max: 8518 Points
8469 Points (13%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 43248     avg: 48207     median: 48207 (28%)     max: 53166 MIPS
54050 MIPS (31%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5311     avg: 5411     median: 5410.5 (64%)     max: 5510 MIPS
5647 MIPS (67%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 90.9     avg: 110     median: 114.3 (3%)     max: 120.5 fps
121 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 252.7     avg: 260.9     median: 260.5 (7%)     max: 270 fps
269 fps (7%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12.36     avg: 14.8     median: 15.8 (28%)     max: 16.3 fps
16.3 fps (29%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.8     avg: 1.1     median: 1.2 (34%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
1 GB/s (28%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.3     avg: 1.8     median: 1.9 (33%)     max: 2 GB/s
2 GB/s (34%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 7.8     avg: 10.4     median: 11.1 (29%)     max: 11.5 GB/s
11.2 GB/s (29%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 219.2     avg: 239.7     median: 223.8 (2%)     max: 276.1 Seconds
217.4 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (12%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 10312     avg: 13253     median: 14281.5 (30%)     max: 14409 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.545     avg: 7.7     median: 7.7 (2%)     max: 7.823 s
7.6 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.73     avg: 17     median: 16.9 (1%)     max: 17.25 s
17.2 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 413.8     avg: 429.5     median: 432.2 (2%)     max: 440 s
391.3 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 58733     avg: 65154     median: 65153.5 (50%)     max: 71574 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 16598     avg: 17566     median: 17264 (43%)     max: 19169 Points
18064 Points (44%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 64697     avg: 67569     median: 67554.5 (55%)     max: 72059 Points
72174 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 67420     avg: 68874     median: 67813 (55%)     max: 72450 Points
72375 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 67259     avg: 68959     median: 68173.5 (55%)     max: 72229 Points
74085 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 16435     avg: 17955     median: 17969 (45%)     max: 18694 Points
18637 Points (47%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 21585     avg: 24141     median: 24497.5 (44%)     max: 25010 Points
24791 Points (44%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 9413     avg: 10630     median: 10593 (45%)     max: 11298 Points
10963 Points (46%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
1864 Points (45%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
9331 Points (36%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1300 Points (49%)
min: 1371     avg: 1374     median: 1373.5 (52%)     max: 1376 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
8845 Points (16%)
min: 8911     avg: 8925     median: 8925 (16%)     max: 8939 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1368 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8903 Points (28%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 6014     avg: 6113     median: 6049 (60%)     max: 6339 Points
6247 Points (62%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 26616     avg: 31703     median: 32981 (32%)     max: 34233 Points
34735 Points (34%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 919     avg: 937     median: 924 (1%)     max: 968 ms
747 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
71 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 38473     avg: 40081     median: 40081 (29%)     max: 41689 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
245 Points (44%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
202 Watt (35%)
205 Watt (35%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
203.2 Watt (37%)
207.7 Watt (38%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
10 Points per Watt (7%)
9.8 Points per Watt (7%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-9900K → 100% n=37

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10700K → 104% n=37

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