Expert reviews

• 07/23/2020

  Summary

  Do you need to buy a Core i9 for gaming, and is a Core i3 sufficient for general desktop work? How about upgrading to a Core i5 if it's only $50 more, and how much faster is that going to be? Generally speaking, our CPU reviews provide more than enough da...

  techspot.com

• 07/13/2020

  Summary

  The Intel Core i9-10900 retails for around $440. Faster than the Core i9-10900K when power limit is lifted Excellent gaming performance Reasonably priced Matches Zen 2 power efficiency Very low heat output HyperThreading enabled Integrated graphics Heats...

  techpowerup.com

  Pros

  Faster than the Core i9-10900K when power limit is lifted, Excellent gaming performance, Reasonably priced, Matches Zen 2 power efficiency, Very low heat output, HyperThreading enabled, Integrated graphics, Heatsink included (95 W)

  Cons

  Crippled by default power limit of 65 W, Hits highest x52 multiplier very rarely, has difficulties reaching x51, too, High power consumption and heat output when power limit is lifted, Multiplier is locked, BCLK overclocking intentionally limited, too, No...