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Intel Core i9 9900 Cpu
Intel Core i9 9900
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Intel Core i9 9900K Cpu
Intel Core i9 9900K
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Intel Core i9 9900KF Cpu
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Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Cpu
Intel Xeon Gold 5122
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A new price cut helps consolidate the Intel Core i9-9900K as the go-to powerhouse processor for gaming and creative tasksRead more
The Intel Core i9-9900KS adds a booster rocket to one of the fastest gaming processors out there, but at a cost that most gamers don't need to pay to get the most out of their machines.Read more
More cores, higher frequencies, and performance-boosting Solder TIM place the Core i9-9900K ahead of the pack. Just be prepared to pay for it.Read more
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A new price cut helps consolidate the Intel Core i9-9900K as the go-to powerhouse processor for gaming and creative tasksRead more
The Intel Core i9-9900KS adds a booster rocket to one of the fastest gaming processors out there, but at a cost that most gamers don't need to pay to get the most out of their machines.Read more
Intel's eight-core sixteen-thread Core i9-9900KF comes with disabled graphics but has a higher price tag than the full-featured Core i9-9900K.Read more
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 3647
Component for
N/A
PCPCPC
Operating modes
N/A
64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed5.0 GHz5.0 GHz5.0 GHz3.7 GHz
Number of cores8884
Number of threads1616168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W95.0 W105.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMI3DMI3
N/A
Idle states
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Memory

Cache16 MB16 MB16 MB16.5 MB
Cache type
N/A
Smart CacheSmart CacheL3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
64.0 GB128.0 GB768.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
N/A
DDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
N/A
Memory channels
N/A
DualDualHexa

Thermals

Thermal specification212.0 °F212.0 °F212.0 °F159.8 °F
Cooler included
N/A
nonono

Features

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16161648
Thermal monitoring technologies
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Supported instruction sets
N/A
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX
  • AVX 2.0
  • AVX-512
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bit
N/A
yesyesyes
Scalability
N/A
1S1S4S

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