Intel Core i9-10900KF Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i9-10900KF is a 10 core processor. It can handle 20 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i9-10900KF is based on the 10. generation of the Intel Core i9 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1200. The Intel Core i9-10900KF scores 1,417 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 11,344 points.
Intel Core i9-10900KF

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i9-10900KF
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 i9-9900KF
Successor: Intel Core i9-11900KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 10 CPU cores of the Intel Core i9-10900KF clock with 3.70 GHz (5.30 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 10 / 20
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 10x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 5.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (10 Cores): 4.90 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-10900KF supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i9-10900KF has a TDP of 125 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: 95 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10900KF has a 20.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

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: 472 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-10900KF 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.
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
82
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
81
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
81
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
80
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
80
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
78
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
78

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
6C 12T @ 5.40 GHz
978
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
964
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
947
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
936
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
936
Intel Core i9-10920X Intel Core i9-10920X
12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
922
Intel Core i5-12600KF Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
909

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 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1396
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1391
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1391
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1382
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1382
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz
1371
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1367

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.
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
16211
Intel Core i5-14400 Intel Core i5-14400
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
16074
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
16074
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
15945
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
15945
Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F
10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
15890
Intel Core i5-13400 Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
15890

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 7 PRO 5750GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750GE
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1910
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1896
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1876
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1864
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1856
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1854
Intel Core i5-11500T Intel Core i5-11500T
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
1818

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 i7-11700K Intel Core i7-11700K
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
10731
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz
10689
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
10689
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
10634
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
10570
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
10562
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
10522

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.
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1442
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1422
Intel Core i9-9900KS Intel Core i9-9900KS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1419
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1417
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1417
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
1414
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1414

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
11380
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
11370
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
14C 28T @ 3.10 GHz
11347
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
11344
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
11344
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
11310
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
11250

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 i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
650
Intel Core i9-11900KF Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
650
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 4.90 GHz
647
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
645
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
645
Intel Core i3-12100 Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
642
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
642

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 5 9600X AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
6675
Intel Core i9-9960X Intel Core i9-9960X
16C 32T @ 4.10 GHz
6671
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
6443
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
6419
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
6419
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
6378
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
6342

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
246
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
243
Intel Core i9-11900KF Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
243
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
240
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
240
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
239
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6C 12T @ 5.30 GHz
235

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
23299
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz
23189
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
23061
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
22978
Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Intel Xeon Silver 4310
12C 24T @ 2.10 GHz
22967
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
22830
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
22830

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.
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
120.9
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
121.7
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
124
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
126
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
126
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
129
Intel Core i9-10900X Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
135.4

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 i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
612
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
609
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
588
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
587
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
586
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
584
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
580

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 Core i7-12700K Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
7761
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 AMD Ryzen 9 5900
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
7746
Intel Core i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.10 GHz
7405
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
7381
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
7347
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
7221
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
7153

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 i3-12100 Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
242
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
242
Intel Core i5-11600K Intel Core i5-11600K
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
241
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
232
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
232
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
231
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
231

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 E5-2699 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.80 GHz
2840
Intel Xeon Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
2785
Intel Xeon Gold 6140M Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
2785
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2668
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2668
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
2658
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2616

Benchmarks


Description of the processor

The Intel Core i9-10900KF is a 10 core processor from Intel, which can process up to 20 threads through the use of Hyper-Threading. Together with the Intel Core i9-10900, it forms the spearhead of the Comet Lake S desktop processors from Intel. The processor can be overclocked very easily thanks to the open multiplier.

The Intel Core i9-10900KF can clock its 10 cores with up to 4.9 GHz, the base clock is a high 3.7 GHz. In single-core operation, up to 5.2 or 5.3 GHz are possible with Turbo Boot 3.0. This allows the CPU to increase its clock rate extremely and is one of the fastest processors in single-core load scenarios.

The CPU can access a 20 MB level 3 cache and supports up to 128 GB of RAM in four banks. The dual-channel mode when using at least two main memory modules is supported and doubles the theoretical memory bandwidth of the main memory. Officially, a maximum of DDR4-2933 is supported, but XMP memory profiles also allow much higher clock frequencies of the memory.

The Intel Core i9-10900KF does not have an integrated graphics unit. Since the processor is mostly used in high-end gaming computers or workstations, the omission of the iGPU is usually not a tragedy, since a dedicated GPU is built into such a computer anyway.

The Intel Core i9-10900KF is specified with 125 watts TDP, but consumes significantly more energy under load. Intel sets the power limits for the Comet Lake S processors significantly higher, so that the processors can consume up to 250 watts of energy over 1 minute. Of course, this requires good cooling. In order for the processors to run stably anyway, Intel had to convert the socket by a few pins for more stable power consumption when increasing the CPU cores to up to 10. However, the new LGA1200 socket is compatible with older CPU fans for sockets 1151, 1151 v2 and 1155.



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