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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

Game EFps  
+1%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		298 EFps +4% 287 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		108 EFps 109 EFps +1%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps +1% 137 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		137 EFps +1% 136 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		149 EFps +3% 145 EFps
Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 905,056 user samples
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354,223 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 89% Great: 104%
SPEED RANK: 90th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 98th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		97.9 % +1% 96.9 %
External Data: 1080p 
+1%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		FarC5 2%, StrangeB 0%, ACO 0%, MESoW 1% 1 % Hitm2 7%, TWarW2 0%, SotTR 3%, MetroEx 1%, Divis2 2%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		BFV 1%, MetroEx 0% 0 % SotTR 1%, Divis2 1%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review 		1 % FarC5 4%, BFV 2%, SotTR 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 2%, ACO 4%, Sekiro 3% Rage2 1%, MetroEx 2%, Wolf2 0%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review 		2 % FarC5 4%, BFV 2%, SotTR 2%, Rage2 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 2%, ACO 4%, Sekiro 3% MetroEx 2%, Wolf2 0%
28 May20|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		1 % FarC5 4%, BFV 2%, SotTR 2%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 2%, ACO 4%, Sekiro 3% Rage2 1%, MetroEx 2%, Wolf2 0%
21 May20|Optimum Tech
Intel i5-10600K Review - 6-core Ga... 		1 % FarC5 1%, SotTR 3%, RDR2 0%, CSGO 8% OverW 0%, StarWJFO 5%, R6S 1%
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ... 		2 % OC SotTR 1% OC, F119 1% OC, TWarTKC 5% OC
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ... 		TWarTKC 3% 0 % SotTR 3%, F119 1%
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		4 % OC TWarW2 6% OC, F118 3% OC, GTAV 3% OC
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		2 % Hitm2 1%, TWarW2 2%, F118 4%, GTAV 1%, SotTR 2%
07 Jul19|Linustechtips
I had given up on AMD… until today... 		1 % SotTR 1%, BFV 5%, CSGO 1% MetroEx 1%, R6S 1%
Average Score 
+1%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		93.1 Pts +2% 90.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		142 Pts +1% 140 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		281 Pts +1% 279 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		551 Pts 552 Pts +0%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		981 Pts +2% 964 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+1%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		97.2 Pts +1% 96.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts 155 Pts +1%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		305 Pts 309 Pts +1%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts 618 Pts +2%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1116 Pts 1123 Pts +1%
Value & Sentiment 
+35%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.15 % 2.09 % Hugely higher market share.
+82%
Value
Value For Money 		87.9 % 99.5 % Better value.
+13%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		86 % 92 % Slightly more popular.
+7%
Price
Price (score) 		$412 $252 Much cheaper.
+39%
Nice To Haves 
+21%
Age
Newest 		66 Months 66 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores 8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100% 		8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5 GHz +2% 4.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1590 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+39% 		1145 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1451 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+45% 		1001 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 UHD 630
Cache
Cache 		16 MB SmartCache 12 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$488.00 - $499.00 $374.00 - $385.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		5.00 GHz 4.90 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 97.9%
Average Bench 96.9%
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The Intel i9-9900K is an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake processor. It has a base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.7 GHz and a single-core boost of 5.0 GHz (the highest frequency achieved yet from this class of Intel CPU). It features 16 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the older Z370 chipset. Aimed at users who do not wish to compromise, the i9-9900K offers the best gaming and desktop experience available at any price. Heavy workstation users should consider the Ryzen 9 3900X which is similarly priced. Comparing the overclocked 3900X shows that it is just 10% worse for gaming and desktop (sub octa-core) but around 40% better for 64-core computations. Gamers should consider the 9700K which offers identical overclocked gaming performance at a $100 USD discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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