Intel · Released Oct 2018
Core i9-9900K Review
Coffee Lake Refresh · 8C/16T · 95 W · LGA1151
Intel Core i9-9900K — the Coffee Lake Refresh chip with 8 cores on LGA1151.
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Specdex Score
68
/ 100
single 70
multi 68
gaming 67
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 70
multi 68
gaming 67
efficiency 74
Specifications
Architecture
Coffee Lake Refresh
Cores
8
Threads
16
TDP
95 W
Socket
LGA1151
Release year
2018