Intel Core i9-9900K

intel
Brand8
Cores16
Threads95 W
TDP14 nm
Process Size3.6 GH/z
Base Clock5 GH/z
Boost ClockDDR4
Memory Supportintel socket 1151
Socket
Intel Core i9-9900K
Techinical Specs
Processor Details
Name
Intel Core i9-9900K
Brand
intel
Process Type
desktop
Release Date
Oct 18th 2018
Launch Price
488 $
Specifications
Socket
intel socket 1151
Foundry
Intel
Process Size
14 nm
Die Size
180.3 mm 2
Package
FC-LGA14C
Performance
Frequency
3.6 GH/z
Boost Clock
5.0 GH/z
Multiplier
36.0 x
Multiplier Unlocked
YES
TDP
95 W
Core Configuration
Total Cores
8
Total Threads
16
Hybrid Cores
N/A
Integrated GPU
UHD Graphics 630
Cache
L1: 64 KB
L2: 0.25 MB
L3: 16.00 MB
Architecture
Codename
Coffee Lake-R
Generation
Core i9 (Coffee Lake Refresh)
Memory Support
DDR4
ECC Memory Support
YES
PCI Express
Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Supported Chipsets
Features
- • MMX
- • SSE
- • SSE2
- • SSE3
- • SSSE3
- • SSE4.2
- • AVX
- • AVX2
- • EIST
- • Intel 64
- • XD bit
- • VT-x
- • VT-d
- • HTT
- • AES-NI
- • TSX
- • TXT
- • CLMUL
- • FMA3
- • F16C
- • BMI1
- • BMI2
- • vPro
- • Boost 2.0
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Performance in Benchmarks

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Blender
Performance in Games



Baldur's Gate 3



Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War



Watch Dogs®: Legion



Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint



Immortals Fenyx Rising



Assassin's Creed Valhalla
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