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Core i9-10900K Benchmarks

Every benchmark we ran on the Core i9-10900K: gaming fps at 720p, single- and multi-thread applications, power draw, temperatures and specs compared with other CPUs.

Cores / threads10 / 20
Max boost clock5.3 GHz
TDP / base power125 W
SocketLGA1200
ArchitectureComet Lake
ReleaseQ2 2020

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

Index (100 = fastest CPU tested)

MSRP US$537

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) Rank 26/27 252,7fps 57 % of the leader Multi-thread Rank 21/27 75,3points 48 % of the leader Single-thread Rank 26/27 95,7points 60 % of the leader

Benchmarks

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Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Rank 26/27

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 14.728 points #26/27 65 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 22.620 points

VR Mark Blue Room 6.399 points #11/27 52 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 12.410 points

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.169 points #25/27 57 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 64.725 points

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 278,0 fps #25/27 57 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 484,1 fps

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 211,0 fps #25/27 52 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 409,0 fps

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 20.310 points #26/27 85 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) with 23.904 points

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 274,8 fps #25/27 61 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 447,7 fps

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 247,0 fps #24/27 59 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 419,7 fps

Fortnite720p, Low 399,6 fps #9/22 68 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 589,9 fps

Counter-Strike 2 363,3 fps #21/24 73 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D with 494,8 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 21/27

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 87.950 MIPS #23/27 38 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 230.436 MIPS

Corona 1.3lower is better 75,0 s #19/27 44 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 33,0 s

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.215 s #22/27 50 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 610,0 s

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 32.163 KB/s #20/27 57 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 56.061 KB/s

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.627 points #19/27 41 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 6.437 points

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 6.306 points #19/27 38 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 16.675 points

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.612 points #17/27 46 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 14.332 points

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.707 points #17/27 56 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 24.267 points

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.099 points #17/27 48 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 19.042 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.956 points #19/27 47 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16.910 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 4.491 points #26/27 46 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 9.770 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.752 points #26/27 52 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 5.274 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.745 points #26/27 64 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 2.733 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.790 points #23/27 40 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 27.139 points

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.426 px/s #19/27 35 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 15.289 px/s

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 26/27

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 898,0 points #26/27 64 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 1.397 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.425 points #26/27 56 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 2.564 points

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 547,0 px/s #26/27 58 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) with 938,0 px/s

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

Codename: Comet Lake
Series: Core 10000
Release: Q2 2020
Launch MSRP: US$537
Unlocked multiplier: Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

Cores / threads: 10
Threads: 20
Base clock: 3.7 GHz
Max boost clock: 5.3 GHz
L3 cache: 20 MB

Power and manufacturing

TDP / base power: 125 W
Process: 14 nm
Max temperature (Tjmax): 100 °C

Platform and connectivity

Socket: LGA1200
Memory: DDR4-2933
Memory channels: 2
PCI Express: PCIe 3.0
PCIe lanes: 16
Integrated graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Our measurements

System power idle: 59 W
System power load: 209 W
CPU package idle: 11 W
CPU package load: 139 W
Temperature idle: 30 °C
Temperature load: 58 °C
Highest measured clock: 5289 MHz
Avg clock in games: 4829 MHz

Test system

Operating system: Windows 11 21H2
Settings: DDR4 4200

Manufacturer specs from www.intel.com

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MSRP: US$537