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 i9-9900X

intel

Brand

10/20

Cores/Threads

3.5GHz

Base Clock

165W

TDP

Intel Core i9-9900X

$989 Oct 2018 View Details
Intel Core i9-9900K

Intel Core i9-9900K

$488 • Oct 2018

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Intel Core i9-9900X

$989 • Oct 2018

Intel Core i9-9900X

Specs Comparison

SpecificationIntel Core i9-9900KIntel Core i9-9900X
810
1620
3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
5.0 GHz 4.5 GHz
✓ Yes✓ Yes
36 X 35 X
95 W 165 W
DDR4DDR4
L164 KB64 KB
L20.25 MB1.00 MB
L316.00 MB19.25 MB
UHD Graphics 630N/A
Core i9 (Coffee Lake Refresh)Core i9 (X-Series 9th Gen)
14nm14nm
intel socket 1151intel socket 2066
IntelIntel
180.3 mm²N/A
Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)Gen 3, 44 Lanes(CPU only)
N/AN/A
100°C92°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 (+14%)

Intel Core i9-9900K

1173

Intel Core i9-9900X

Multi Core Performance

12470

Intel Core i9-9900K

13985 (+12%)

Intel Core i9-9900X

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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 (+13%)

Intel Core i9-9900K

1438

Intel Core i9-9900X

Multi Core Performance

8151

Intel Core i9-9900K

9176 (+13%)

Intel Core i9-9900X

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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

Intel Core i9-9900K

21805 (+19%)

Intel Core i9-9900X

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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

Intel Core i9-9900K

227.57 FPS (+28%)

Intel Core i9-9900X

Comparison in Games

No benchmark data available for this combination of CPUs yet.

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It's a Tie!

Based on 4 synthetic benchmarks

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Intel Core...
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50% vs 50%
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Intel Core i9-9900K

Intel Core i9-9900K

INTEL • 8/16 • 3.6GHz

2
Wins
50%
Win Rate
1343
Single
12470
Multi
Intel Core i9-9900X

Intel Core i9-9900X

INTEL • 10/20 • 3.5GHz

2
Wins
50%
Win Rate
1173
Single
13985
Multi

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