Intel® Core™ i9-9900K

The Intel Core i9-9900K is a desktop processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, built on the Coffee Lake architecture (14 nm process). It launched in Oct 2018. Clocks run from 3.6 GHz base to 5.0 GHz boost. A 16-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 FCLGA1151 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 95 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Core i9-9900K scores 2,908 in single-core performance and 18,027 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 7,240 for overall performance, 15,789 for productivity performance, 15,149 for creator performance, 18,478 for engineering performance and 13,231 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,253 per core, 1,127 per thread and 190 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 743. Its performance index is 90, so its overall performance is 10% below 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 i9-9900K scores 66,115 in integer math, 40,972 in floating-point math, 282,297 in compression, 6,326 in cryptography, 927 in physics simulation, 18,952 in vector SIMD, 46 in the prime sieve and 36,009 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 12% above in integer math, 11% below in floating-point math, 24% above in compression, 45% below in cryptography, 15% below in physics simulation, 22% above in vector SIMD, 31% below in the prime sieve and 59% 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 i9-9900K has 8 physical cores and runs 16 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts up to 5.00 GHz.

The Intel Core i9-9900K is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i9 family, uses the Coffee Lake architecture, carries the codename Coffee Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Oct 2018.

The Intel Core i9-9900K has 512 KB of L1 cache, 2 MB of L2 cache and 16 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 18.5 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i9-9900K has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 512 KB, L2 at 2 MB and L3 at 16 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 630) and clocks the graphics up to 1.20 GHz.

The Intel Core i9-9900K uses the FCLGA1151 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i9-9900K has a rated TDP of 95 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 i9-9900K is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $488.

The Intel Core i9-9900K is also identified by the model number i9-9900K.

After an audit, 1 value was corrected and 1 empty field was filled on the Intel Core i9-9900K record. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

• L2 cache (total): 256 KB → 2,048 KB. Rule: L2 cache was stored per core. stored equals the per-core size in PassMark "8 x 256 KB". Sources: Vendor page (intel.com); PassMark: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz; 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 i9-9900K. 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 FCLGA1151 socket as the Intel Core i9-9900K and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i9-9900KF, Intel Xeon E-2288G, Intel Core i9-9900KS, Intel Core i9-9900 and Intel Xeon E-2278GE.