Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz Ten-Core LGA 1200 Processor

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The Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz Ten-Core LGA 1200 Processor from Intel has a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz and comes with features such as Intel Optane Memory support, Intel vPro technology, Intel Boot Guard, Intel VT-d virtualization technology for directed I/O, and Intel Hyper-Threading technology. With Intel Thermal Velocity Boost, the maximum turbo frequency this processor can achieve is 5.3 GHz, or it can be boosted up to 5.2 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0. Additionally, this processor features 10 cores with 20 threads in an LGA 1200 socket, has 20MB of cache memory, and 16 PCIe lanes. Having 10 cores allows the processor to run multiple programs simultaneously without slowing down the system, while the 206 threads allow a basic ordered sequence of instructions to be passed through or processed by a single CPU core. This processor also supports dual-channel DDR4-2933 RAM and utilizes 10th-generation technology.

Intel dialed up the power for its new halo Comet Lake-S Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz Ten-Core LGA 1200 Processor, quite literally, to bulk up its mainstream desktop flagship with two extra cores for a total of ten cores and 20 threads. Aside from the promise of world-leading gaming performance, Intel also lowered gen-on-gen pricing to help fend off AMD's Ryzen processors that currently hold sway over our list of best gaming processors. 

Once again, Intel aims its flagship chip squarely at enthusiasts and power users, touting theIntel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz Ten-Core LGA 1200 Processor as the fastest gaming processor in the world. That performance comes mostly via the processor's extra cores and the fact that it basically comes pre-overclocked to an all-core 4.9 GHz, not to mention the peak 5.3 GHz speeds.  

Intel also added a few new features to its halo product to satiate enthusiasts, like per-core hyper-threading adjustments and reworked overclocking software, among other new tunable knobs. However, because the Core i9-10900K is basically an overclocked processor right out of the box, there is precious little overclocking headroom with conventional cooling.

However, provided you have adequate cooling, theIntel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz Ten-Core LGA 1200 Processor is unquestionably the fastest gaming processor on the market. It also offers incredibly snappy performance in lightly-threaded apps, and solid performance in heavily-threaded workloads. Despite its insatiable power consumption and high heat output, the Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz Ten-Core LGA 1200 Processor will be sure to find some uptake from performance enthusiasts that are prepared to splurge on a robust motherboard, power supply, and cooler.

For the Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz Ten-Core LGA 1200 Processor, Intel essentially stretched out its existing 14nm++ die and the Skylake architecture's ring bus interconnect. The integrated UHD Graphics 630 engine remains unchanged and is available on all models