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Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K vs Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K: Comparison
Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K and Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K separate most on l2 cache: Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K at 2.5 MB, Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K at 2 MB, 20% in favour of Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K. L3 Cache splits them by another 20%, again favouring Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K. They match on 14 other specifications, including product line, form factor and igpu. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10850K scores 223 against 170 for the Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K, a lead of 24%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel |
| Product Line | Core i9 | Core i9 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 10850K | 9900K |
| Codename | Comet Lake | Coffee Lake Refresh |
| Core/Thread Count | 10 Core / 20 Thread | 8 Core / 16 Thread |
| Release Year | 2020 | 2018 |
| TDP | 125 W | 95 W |
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 20MB L3 + 2.5MB L2 + 640KB L1 | 16MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1 |
| Socket | LGA 1200 | LGA 1151 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 3.6 GHz Base/Boost (varies by workload) | 5.0 GHz / 3.6 GHz |
| Socket Status | Mature | End of Life |
| Process Node | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Performance Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | Yes | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.2 GHz | 5.0 GHz |
| L2 Cache | 2.5 MB | 2 MB-20% |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB | 16 MB-20% |
| Base Power | 125 W | 95 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 250W | 95 W |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | false |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | 16 |
| Launch MSRP | 453 | $488 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Retail |
| Series | Core i9 | Core i9 |
| CPU Process Node | 14 Nanometers | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Comet Lake, 10th Gen Intel Core | Coffee Lake Refresh, 9th Gen Intel Core |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-2666 |
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.
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