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Intel Core i9-10900K Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K scores 1,417 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 11,344 points.
| Name: | Intel Core i9-10900K |
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| Family: | Intel Core i9 (80) |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 10000 (43) |
| Architecture: | Comet Lake S |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Segment: | Desktop |
| Generation: | 10 |
| Predecessor: | Intel Core i9-9900K |
| Successor: | Intel Core i9-11900K |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i9-10900K has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10900K is 3.70 GHz (5.30 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 10 / 20 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 10x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
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| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.70 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 5.30 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (10 Cores): | 4.90 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The Intel Core i9-10900K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-10900K 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
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| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe 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. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| 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 ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 125 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. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 125 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | 95 W |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Intel Core i9-10900K 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q2/2020 |
| Release price: | 490 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-10900K 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 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
6C 12T @ 5.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10920X
12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-14400
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-13400F
10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz |
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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.
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6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G6900
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2278G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
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Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-9900KS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
14C 28T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
6C 12T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-9960X
16C 32T @ 4.10 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A8-3800
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz |
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AMD A8-3820
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz |
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AMD A8-3850
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-11340 CPM
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHzNot verified |
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Intel Core i7-10700K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10600K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6C 12T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10920X
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-11600K
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
321 entries
321 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
319 entries
319 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
609 entries
609 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
591 entries
591 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,819 entries
1,819 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,765 entries
1,765 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,502 entries
2,502 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries
2,474 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
662 entries
662 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
610 entries
610 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,090 entries
2,090 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
529 entries
529 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries
212 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,423 entries
2,423 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
239 entries
239 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
741 entries
741 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries
249 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries
1,106 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,103 entries
1,103 entries
Description of the processor
The Intel Core i9-10900K has 10 cores and 20 threads and is thus the top model of the Comet Lake S processors, which in turn introduce the 10th generation of Intel mainstream desktop processors. The processor can clock its 10 cores with up to 4.9 GHz. If only one core is used, a clock rate of up to 5.3 GHz is available - this is currently a record for clock rates in series.The Comet Lake S processors are still manufactured in 14 nm and are therefore very energy-hungry (also due to the high clock rates). Thus, the Intel Core i9-10900K, which has an official TDP of 125 watts, consumes about 300 watts of energy with a load on all cores and an all-core Turbo of 4.9 GHz. That can currently only be cooled completely by water cooling systems. So, if you want to use the all-core Turbo at all times, you probably wont get around a water cooling system. Large air cooling systems are usually designed for a maximum of 250 watts.
The Intel Core i9-10900K can also be overclocked further. Since the energy consumption increases very quickly during overclocking, a very good cooling is also needed here.
The level 3 cache of the 10 core processor is 20 MB, Intel uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630 as internal graphics card, which is already known from the predecessor generation and doesnt bring any innovations.
The Intel Core i9-10900K can connect up to 128 GB DDR4-2933 working memory via its two memory channels. However, the processors memory controller should also be able to cope with faster working memory. The automatic error correction ECC is not supported.
The Comet Lake processors dont yet support PCIe 4.0 like AMDs Zen 2 processors. Therefore, only 16 PCIe 3.0 lines are directly available for the Intel Core i9-10900K. With the right chipset, these can be expanded to a total of 40 PCIe 3.0 lines for the whole system.
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