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Core i9-10900K vs i9-9900K


Description
The i9-10900K is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900K gets a score of 685.6 k points while the i9-9900K gets 545.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10900K is 1.3 times faster than the i9-9900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0655
906ec
Core
Comet Lake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
10/20
8/16
TDP
125 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
16384 kB
Date
April 2020
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
80.41k points
86.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
685.65k points
545.3k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-10900K
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
32.67k
33.62k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
28.49k
30.02k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.53k
7.17k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.72k
15.43k (x1.21)
TOTAL
80.41k
86.24k (x1.07)

Multithread

i9-10900K

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
307.39k
248.93k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
298.47k
224.43k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
72.94k
53.39k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.85k
18.54k (x2.71)
TOTAL
685.65k
545.3k (x0.8)

Performance/W
i9-10900K
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
2459 points/W
2620 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2388 points/W
2362 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
583 points/W
562 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
55 points/W
195 points/W
TOTAL
5485 points/W
5740 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900K
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
6282 points/GHz
6724 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5479 points/GHz
6003 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1257 points/GHz
1434 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2445 points/GHz
3087 points/GHz
TOTAL
15463 points/GHz
17247 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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