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Intel Core i9-10900 Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Core i9-10900
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i9-10900 has 10 cores with 20 threads and is based on the 10. gen of the Intel Core i9 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1200 socket and was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i9-10900 scores 1,379 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 10,744 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i9-10900
Family:	Intel Core i9 (81)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 10000 (43)
Architecture:	Comet Lake S
Technology:	14 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	10
Predecessor:	Intel Core i9-9900
Successor:	Intel Core i9-11900

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10900 has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10900 is 2.80 GHz (5.20 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	10 / 20
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	10x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (10 Cores):	4.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i9-10900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-10900 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.20 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q4/2017

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	64 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2933	46.9 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10900 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 20.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1200
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	20.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q2/2020
Release price:	439 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz (5.20 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-10900 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz	1371
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	1367
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	1365
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	1354
	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1354
	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	1354
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	1354

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	1688
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz	1684
	Intel Xeon Gold 6348 28C 56T @ 3.50 GHz	1663
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	1662
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	1662
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 4.20 GHz	1662
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16C 32T @ 4.30 GHz	1656

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	9120
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	8990
	Intel Core i9-11900T 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	8977
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	8972
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	8972
	Intel Core i5-11600K 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	8964
	Intel Core i5-11600KF 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	8964

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 5300G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1380
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1380
	Intel Core i7-8086K 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1380
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	1379
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	1379
	Intel Xeon E-2286G 6C 6T @ 4.90 GHz	1379
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1376

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	10765
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	10765
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz	10762
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	10744
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	10744
	Intel Core i7-12700TE 12C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	10689
	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	10651

Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	536
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	535
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz	531
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	529
	Intel Core i5-11400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	529
	Intel Core i5-11400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	529
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	529

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	6443
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	6419
	Intel Core i9-10900KF 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	6419
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	6378
	Intel Xeon Gold 6148 20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz	6342
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	6318
	Intel Core i9-11900KF 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	6187

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A8-3800 AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz	480
	AMD A8-3820 AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz	480
	AMD A8-3850 AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz	480
	Intel Core i9-10900 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Core i3-11340 CPM Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHzNot verified	461
	Intel Core i9-10900K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Core i5-10600K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	20255
	AMD Ryzen 7 4700G 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	20255
	AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	20250
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	20233
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	20233
	Intel Xeon Gold 6138 20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz	20226
	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	20144

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-11400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	565
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	565
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	564
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	562
	Intel Core i5-11400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	562
	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	557
	Intel Core i9-9900KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	557

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 18C 36T @ 2.29 GHz	7204
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	7153
	Intel Core i9-10920X 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	7076
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz	6781
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	6760
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz	6751
	Intel Core i5-14400 10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	6631

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-11600K 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	241
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	232
	Intel Core i9-10900KF 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	232
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	231
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	231
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	229
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	228

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6142F 16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz	2578
	Intel Xeon Gold 6142M 16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz	2578
	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	2544
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	2541
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	2541
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	2515
	Intel Core i9-11900KF 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	2515

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
647 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,888 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,822 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
530 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,459 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
244 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
746 entries

Monero Hashrate
94 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
250 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries

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