Intel® Core™ i9-10900K

The Intel Core i9-10900K is a desktop processor with 10 cores and 20 threads, built on the Comet Lake architecture (14 nm process). It launched in Apr 2020. Clocks run from 3.7 GHz base to 5.3 GHz boost. A 20-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 128 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1200 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 125 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).

The Intel Core i9-10900K scores 3,106 in single-core performance and 22,220 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 8,308 for overall performance, 18,791 for productivity performance, 17,812 for creator performance, 23,470 for engineering performance and 14,873 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,222 per core, 1,111 per thread and 178 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 743. Its performance index is 103, so its overall performance is 3% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i9-10900K scores 85,347 in integer math, 53,060 in floating-point math, 374,172 in compression, 7,558 in cryptography, 1,019 in physics simulation, 24,603 in vector SIMD, 62 in the prime sieve and 46,211 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 45% above in integer math, 16% above in floating-point math, 64% above in compression, 34% below in cryptography, 7% below in physics simulation, 59% above in vector SIMD, 7% below in the prime sieve and 104% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i9-10900K has 10 physical cores and runs 20 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts up to 5.30 GHz.

The Intel Core i9-10900K is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i9 family, uses the Comet Lake architecture, carries the codename Comet Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Apr 2020.

The Intel Core i9-10900K has 640 KB of L1 cache, 2.50 MB of L2 cache and 20 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 23.1 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i9-10900K has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 640 KB, L2 at 2.5 MB and L3 at 20 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i9-10900K supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 128 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core i9-10900K includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 630) and clocks the graphics up to 1.20 GHz.

The Intel Core i9-10900K uses the FCLGA1200 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i9-10900K has a rated TDP of 125 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i9-10900K is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $537.

The Intel Core i9-10900K is also identified by the model number i9-10900K.

After an audit, 1 value was corrected and 1 empty field was filled on the Intel Core i9-10900K record. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

• L2 cache (total): 256 KB → 2,560 KB. Rule: L2 cache was stored per core. stored equals the per-core size in PassMark "10 x 256 KB". Sources: Vendor page (intel.com); PassMark: Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz; Wikipedia: List of Intel Core desktop processors (revision 1371607091).

The audit log is public: all changes for this CPU, the corrections overview and the method.

Feex has recorded 63% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i9-10900K. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1200 socket as the Intel Core i9-10900K and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i9-10900KF, Intel Core i9-11900, Intel Xeon W-1290P, Intel Core i9-11900F and Intel Core i9-10850K.