Intel Core i9-9900K

intel

Brand

8/16

Cores/Threads

3.6GHz

Base Clock

95W

TDP

Intel Core i9-9900K

$488 Oct 2018 View Details
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Intel Core i9-9900KF

intel

Brand

8/16

Cores/Threads

3.6GHz

Base Clock

95W

TDP

Intel Core i9-9900KF

$488 Jan 2019 View Details
Intel Core i9-9900K

Intel Core i9-9900K

$488 • Oct 2018

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Intel Core i9-9900KF

$488 • Jan 2019

Intel Core i9-9900KF
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Specs Comparison

SpecificationIntel Core i9-9900KIntel Core i9-9900KF
88
1616
3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
5.0 GHz5.0 GHz
✓ Yes✓ Yes
36 X36 X
95 W95 W
DDR4DDR4
L164 KB64 KB
L20.25 MB0.25 MB
L316.00 MB16.00 MB
UHD Graphics 630N/A
Core i9 (Coffee Lake Refresh)Core i9 (Coffee Lake Refresh)
14nm14nm
intel socket 1151intel socket 1151
IntelIntel
180.3 mm²180.3 mm²
Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
N/AN/A
100°C100°C

Comparison in Tools

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Cinebench

Cinebench R23

Industry-leading 3D rendering benchmark that measures real-world CPU processing power and performance

Single Core Performance

1343 (+6%)

Intel Core i9-9900K

1272

Intel Core i9-9900KF

Multi Core Performance

12470 (+1%)

Intel Core i9-9900K

12404

Intel Core i9-9900KF

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Geekbench

Geekbench 5

Popular cross-platform CPU benchmark measuring single and multi-core performance in real-world tasks

Single Core Performance

1621

Intel Core i9-9900K

1783 (+10%)

Intel Core i9-9900KF

Multi Core Performance

8151

Intel Core i9-9900K

8934 (+10%)

Intel Core i9-9900KF

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Passmark

PassMark

PassMark CPU Mark is a popular synthetic benchmark that scores overall CPU performance (higher is better).

Overall CPU Score

18338 (+0%)

Intel Core i9-9900K

18324

Intel Core i9-9900KF

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Blender

Blender Benchmark

Measures CPU rendering speed in Blender, reported in frames per second (FPS). Higher FPS means faster completion of 3D rendering tasks.

Blender FPS

178.22 FPS (+21%)

Intel Core i9-9900K

147.39 FPS

Intel Core i9-9900KF

Comparison in Games

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Intel Core i9-9900K Wins!

Based on 4 synthetic benchmarks

3
Wins
Intel Core...
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75% vs 25%
1
Wins
Intel Core...
Intel Core i9-9900K

Intel Core i9-9900K

INTEL • 8/16 • 3.6GHz

3
Wins
75%
Win Rate
1343
Single
12470
Multi
Intel Core i9-9900KF

Intel Core i9-9900KF

INTEL • 8/16 • 3.6GHz

1
Wins
25%
Win Rate
1272
Single
12404
Multi

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