If you've got an old PC based on the 9th/10th Gen Intel processor… then it's time to consider an upgrade to the 12th Gen Alder Lake processor, which means you'll need a new Z690 chipset motheboard and a new CPU cooler (or upgrade your exisiting coole...

If you've got an old PC based on the 9th/10th Gen Intel processor… then it's time to consider an upgrade to the 12th Gen Alder Lake processor, which means you'll need a new Z690 chipset motheboard and a new CPU cooler (or upgrade your exisiting coole...

Please help us improve by selecting a reason for hiding Ads. With the announcement that Intel has promised to release their 11th generation “Rocket Lake” Core series in Q1 of 2021 we felt it would be a great time to take a long close look at Intel's 10th...

Please help us improve by selecting a reason for hiding Ads. With the announcement that Intel has promised to release their 11th generation “Rocket Lake” Core series in Q1 of 2021 we felt it would be a great time to take a long close look at Intel's 10th...

An i9-10900K requires a solid motherboard and very good cooling to overclock so that performance gains are consistently meaningful over stock settings.  Each CPU should be individually tested and fine-tuned, and ours performs best in gaming with a hybrid...

An i9-10900K requires a solid motherboard and very good cooling to overclock so that performance gains are consistently meaningful over stock settings.  Each CPU should be individually tested and fine-tuned, and ours performs best in gaming with a hybrid...

Source: Harish Jonnalagadda / Windows CentralWho it's forIf you need the best CPU around for gamingIf you're looking for excellent single and multi-core performanceIf you want an unlocked part that's easy to overclockWho it isn't forIf you want to slot a...

The hardest part about reviewing the Intel Core i9-10900K is that I have no way of directly comparing it to its direct competitors, the 12-core AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and the 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, both of which are build on a 7nm process. Those support 32...

Before we head into this, let's look back at the Core i9 9900k launch. Reviewers complained that it ran hot, was expensive, and didn't come with a CPU cooler but they were thrilled at the CPU performance. That part of the story is much the same here. Keep...

Before we head into this, let's look back at the Core i9 9900k launch. Reviewers complained that it ran hot, was expensive, and didn't come with a CPU cooler but they were thrilled at the CPU performance. That part of the story is much the same here. Keep...

Intel's 10th gen Core i9-10900K is—without a doubt—exactly as Intel has described it: “the world's fastest gaming CPU.”Intel's problem has been weaknesses outside of gaming, and its overall performance value compared to AMD's Ryzen 3000 chips. With the Co...

Intel's 10th gen Core i9-10900K is—without a doubt—exactly as Intel has described it: “the world's fastest gaming CPU.”Intel's problem has been weaknesses outside of gaming, and its overall performance value compared to AMD's Ryzen 3000 chips. With the Co...

The Intel Core i9-10900K sells for $500. 10 cores, fastest Intel desktop CPU ever Outstanding gaming performance Beats AMD 12-core in many lightly threaded apps Multiplier unlocked Temperatures improved Integrated graphics Lots of power throttling Lower...

The first thing that comes to mind with Intel's newest line of 10 th Generation desktop processors is one of ‘14nm Skylake, again?'. It is hard not to ignore the elephant in the room – these new processors are minor iterative updates on Intel's 2015 proce...

One thing for certain, this “Core War” between AMD and Intel has been good for us, the consumer. After the launch of ZEN 2 with 12 and 16 core CPUs on their mainstream platform, Intel is firing back with the Core i9-10900K. The flagship CPU is a 10-core...

That Intel would still be on 14nm for their mainstream desktop parts in 2020 was unfathomable when the company launched Skylake back in 2015, and obviously Intel is making the most of their situation right now. By targeting core counts, thread counts, and...

So here we are in 2020 and Intel is still on 14nm. We've discussed at length Intel's issues with getting to 10nm and we won't get into that. With Intel's issues getting to 10nm, AMD (on 7nm) has really become competitive again in the CPU space and as a co...

The first thing that comes to mind with Intel's newest line of 10 th Generation desktop processors is one of ‘14nm Skylake, again?'. It is hard not to ignore the elephant in the room – these new processors are minor iterative updates on Intel's 2015 proce...

The Intel Core i9-10900K CPU is a drop-in replacement for the 9900K, and it shows Anywhere we previously recommended the 9900K -- primarily gaming -- we could recommend the 10900K. Our biggest issue has been BIOS and the fact that these Z490 platforms fee...

Processor conclusions are never easy to write up as there are many factors involved as well as multiple pros and cons for each side and brand. Intel certainly gains the most out of the 14nm fabrication node compared to AMD. At 14nm they are able to reach...

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While I would be lying if I said that Intel still building off of Skylake and the 14nm is disappointed. But the i9-10900K is impressive in just how far Intel has been able to push things. They now have 10 cores and 20 threads in the same sized CPU as...

The Intel Core i9-10900K has the best single-threaded performance and is the fastest gaming processor on the market today. That is where the Intel Core i9-10900K stands out from the crowd and should be appealing to gamers and those running lightly threade...

We've often mentioned how quickly the CPU designs advance, and the old Moore's Law that anyone with even a modicum of interest in hardware will know is still in full effect. For a long time, the main difference between Core i5 and Core i7 processors was h...

One thing for certain, this “Core War” between AMD and Intel has been good for us, the consumer. After the launch of ZEN 2 with 12 and 16 core CPUs on their mainstream platform, Intel is firing back with the Core i9-10900K. The flagship CPU is a 10-core...

The world's fastest gaming processor, and something that Intel will hang all its marketing on, but when it comes to real-world performance it doesn't really make a lot of sense as the Comet Lake CPU to drop into your gaming PC...

That Intel would still be on 14nm for their mainstream desktop parts in 2020 was unfathomable when the company launched Skylake back in 2015, and obviously Intel is making the most of their situation right now. By targeting core counts, thread counts, and...

Today we're checking out Intel's new enthusiast and gaming flagship CPU, the Core i9-10900K. Not to be confused with the Core i9-10900X which is a pointless 10-core Cascade Lake-X part for the LGA2066 socket, the 10900K is a much more interesting product...

So here we are in 2020 and Intel is still on 14nm. We've discussed at length Intel's issues with getting to 10nm and we won't get into that. With Intel's issues getting to 10nm, AMD (on 7nm) has really become competitive again in the CPU space and as a co...

Intel's ten-core 20-thread Core i9-10900K cements itself as the fastest gaming processor on the market and comes at a reasonable price, but the extra performance comes at the cost of incredibly high power consumption...

Intel has come a long way with its mainstream desktop processor platform. The platform has largely seen stagnation in terms of core and thread count over many generations since the first Core series CPU that launched back in 2010 but in 2017 brought a big...