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Key specs
Cores
10
Threads
20
Boost Clock
5.3 GHz
TDP
125 W
Socket
LGA-1200
Process
14 nm
Benchmarks
Rating
43
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
61
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
714
TDP
125 W
Cache L3
20MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
61
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
714
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9362
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3106
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
22,233
Blender CPU
233.21
iGPU FLOPS
0.5 TFLOPS
GeekBench v6
File compression
653.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation
85.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
187.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
311.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
169 pages/sec
Background blur
44.5 images/sec
Photo processing
71.6 images/sec
Ray tracing
19.2 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Integer math
85.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math
53.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
62M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
46.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption
7.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression
374.1 MBytes/sec
Physics
1020 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
24.6B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
5.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
74.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
177.9 PPW
Blender / Watt
1.87 PPW
General
Vendor
Intel
Released
May 1, 2020
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Codename
Comet Lake
Model number
i9-10900K
Integrated GPU
UHD Graphics 630
AMD Equivalent
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Successor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
CPU
P-Cores
10
P-Threads
20
Base Frequency (P)
3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
5.3 GHz
Total Cores
10
Total Threads
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
Bus Bandwidth
8 GT/s
L1 Cache
64K (per core)
L2 Cache
256K (per core)
L3 Cache
20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Package
Fabrication Process
14 nm
TDP (PL1)
125 W
Socket
LGA-1200
Peak Temperature
100°C
iGPU
Integrated Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock
350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Shading Units
192
TMUs
24
ROPs
3
Execution Units
24
TGP
15 W
Memory Support
Memory Types
- DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size
128 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s
ECC Support
No
Misc
Official Site
Intel Core i9 10900K official page
PCI Express Version
3.0
PCI Express Lanes
16
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C - Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX, TVB - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit