Intel Core i9-10900K vs Intel Core i7-9700K
Summary
Intel Core i9-10900K
106%
Intel Core i7-9700K
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i9-10900K
106%
Intel Core i7-9700K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10900K |
| 6% higher single threaded performance. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 6% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-9700K |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10900K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10900K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i9-10900K | | Intel Core i7-9700K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| ABM | | | |
| ADX | | | |
| RdRand | | | |
| TBT 2.0 | | | |
| TBT 3.0 | | | |
| TVB | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-10900K | | Intel Core i7-9700K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Cometlake | vs | Intel_Coffelake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Comet Lake | vs | Coffee Lake |
| Release Date | Apr 2020 | vs | Sep 2018 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-10900K | | Intel Core i7-9700K | |
|---|
| Cores | 10 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | vs | UHD Graphics 630 |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-10900K | | Intel Core i7-9700K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 20MB (shared) | vs | 12288 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-10900K | | Intel Core i7-9700K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1200 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA1200 | vs | FC-LGA14C |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-10900K | | Intel Core i7-9700K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 5300 MHz | vs | 4900 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 95 W |
Intel Core i9-10900K
6360 points
Intel Core i7-9700K
5880 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i9-10900K
53280 points
Intel Core i7-9700K
34560 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i9-10900K
225
Intel Core i7-9700K
212
points - higher is better