Intel Core i9-10900K vs Intel Core i9-9900K

Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 10 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i9-9900K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    103%
  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    103%
  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10900K

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900K

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i9-10900K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10900K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i9-9900K
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 i9-10900KIntel Core i9-9900K
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateApr 2020vsSep 2018

Cores

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i9-9900K
Cores10vs8
Threads20vs16
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsUHD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i9-9900K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache20MB (shared)vs16896 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i9-9900K
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA14C
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i9-9900K
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock5300 MHzvs5000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP125 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    6360 points
  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    6000 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    53280 points
  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    41472 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    225
  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    218

points - higher is better