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Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K vs Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF: Comparison

Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K and Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF differ on boost/base clock: Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K at 3.6 GHz Base/Boost (varies by workload), Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF at 5.3 GHz / 3.7 GHz. They match on 23 other specifications, including product line, form factor and codename. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF scores 226 against 223 for the Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K, a lead of 1%.

10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K
IntelIntel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K
10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF
IntelIntel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF

Specs

Specification
10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K
Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K
10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF
Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF
BrandIntelIntel
Product LineCore i9Core i9
Form FactorDesktopDesktop
Model Number10850K10900KF
CodenameComet LakeComet Lake
Core/Thread Count10 Core / 20 Thread10 Core / 20 Thread
Release Year20202020
TDP125 W125 W
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Cache20MB L3 + 2.5MB L2 + 640KB L120MB L3 + 2.5MB L2 + 640KB L1
SocketLGA 1200LGA 1200
Boost/Base Clock3.6 GHz Base/Boost (varies by workload)5.3 GHz / 3.7 GHz
Socket StatusMatureEnd of Life
Process Node14 nm14 nm
SMT EnabledYesYes
P-Core Base Clock3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock5.2 GHz5.3 GHz
L2 Cache2.5 MB2.5 MB
L3 Cache20 MB20 MB
Base Power125 W125 W
Memory TypeDDR4DDR4
Memory Channels22
ECC SupportNoNo
Integrated GraphicsYesNo
PCIe GenerationPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
PCIe Lanes1616
Launch MSRP453$472
Retail AvailabilityRetailRetail
SeriesCore i9Core i9
CPU Process Node14 Nanometers14 Nanometers
ArchitectureComet Lake, 10th Gen Intel CoreComet Lake, 10th Gen Intel Core
Memory SpeedDDR4-2933DDR4-2933

Benchmarks

Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.

Blender Cycles (CPU)

Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.

Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.

Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K223n=28-1%
Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF226n=11Best

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