Intel · Released Oct 2020
Core i9-10900K Review
Comet Lake · 10C/20T · 125 W · LGA1200
Intel Core i9-10900K — the Comet Lake chip with 10 cores on LGA1200.
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Specdex Score
72
/ 100
single 74
multi 72
gaming 71
Pros
- +Strong per-core performance
- +Hybrid P/E cores (12th gen+)
- +Wide platform availability
Cons
- −Power draw on top SKUs
- −Frequent socket changes
- −Arrow Lake gaming regressions
Full score breakdown
single 74
multi 72
gaming 71
efficiency 77
Specifications
Architecture
Comet Lake
Cores
10
Threads
20
TDP
125 W
Socket
LGA1200
Release year
2020