Intel Core i9-9900KS CPU

Name: Intel Core i9-9900KS
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80684I99900KS
Rating: 4.0 (6 reviews)

Intel Core i9-9900KS 8 Cores 5.0GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 127W

★★★★☆

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8 Cores / 16 Threads
Up To 5.0 Ghz All Core Turbo Unlocked
Recommended With Intel Z390 Chipset Based Motherboard

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80684I99900KS
Release Date	October 2019 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i9 9th Gen
Core Name	Coffee Lake
Socket	LGA1151
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
CPU Cores	8
CPU Threads	16
CPU Clock Rate	4000 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	5000 MHz
TDP	127 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	16 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i9-9900KS Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i9-9900KS Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-10900 [10C / 20T] (109th)		102%
Intel Core i5-11400 [6C / 12T] (109th)		102%
Intel Core i9-10900F [10C / 20T] (109th)		102%
Intel Core i5-11400F [6C / 12T] (109th)		102%
Intel Core i7-10700KF [8C / 16T] (113th)		101%
Intel Core i7-10700K [8C / 16T] (113th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT [6C / 12T] (115th)		~
Intel Core i9-9900K [8C / 16T] (116th)		~
Intel Core i9-9900KF [8C / 16T] (116th)		~
Intel Core i9-9900 [8C / 16T] (116th)		~
Intel Core i9-9900KS [8C / 16T] (116th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X [8C / 16T] (120th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X [12C / 24T] (121st)		96%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X [6C / 12T] (122nd)		96%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X [8C / 16T] (122nd)		96%
Intel Core i5-10600KF [6C / 12T] (122nd)		96%
Intel Core i5-10600K [6C / 12T] (122nd)		96%
Intel Core i7-10700 [8C / 16T] (126th)		96%
Intel Core i7-10700F [8C / 16T] (126th)		96%
Intel Core i7-7820X [8C / 16T] (128th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X [4C / 8T] (129th)		95%

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Intel Core i9-9900KS Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G [8C / 16T] (115th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G [6C / 12T] (116th)		105%
Intel Core i7-11700F [8C / 16T] (117th)		104%
Intel Core i7-11700 [8C / 16T] (117th)		104%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X [8C / 16T] (119th)		101%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X [12C / 24T] (120th)		101%
Intel Core i7-10700K [8C / 16T] (121st)		101%
Intel Core i7-10700KF [8C / 16T] (121st)		101%
Intel Core i9-7900X [10C / 20T] (123rd)		101%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D [8C / 16T] (124th)		~
Intel Core i9-9900KS [8C / 16T] (125th)		100%
Intel Core i9-9920X [12C / 24T] (126th)		99%
Intel Core i7-7820X [8C / 16T] (127th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT [8C / 16T] (128th)		98%
Intel Core i9-9900KF [8C / 16T] (129th)		95%
Intel Core i9-9900K [8C / 16T] (129th)		95%
Intel Xeon E5-2699 V4 [22C / 44T] (131st)		95%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (132nd)		94%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X [8C / 16T] (132nd)		94%
Intel Core i9-9900X [10C / 20T] (134th)		92%
Intel Core i7-10700 [8C / 16T] (135th)		92%

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Intel Core i9-9900KS Gaming Performance

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G [6C / 12T] (128th)		112%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X [8C / 16T] (129th)		111%
Intel Core i5-11600 [6C / 12T] (130th)		109%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 [8C / 16T] (131st)		109%
Intel Core i7-11700K [8C / 16T] (132nd)		108%
Intel Core i3-14100F [4C / 8T] (133rd)		105%
Intel Core i9-11900 [8C / 16T] (134th)		105%
Intel Core i7-11700KF [8C / 16T] (135th)		104%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G [8C / 16T] (136th)		104%
Intel Core i9-11900F [8C / 16T] (137th)		103%
Intel Core i5-11500 [6C / 12T] (138th)		103%
Intel Core i3-14100 [4C / 8T] (139th)		102%
Intel Core i9-10900X [10C / 20T] (140th)		101%
Intel Core i5-11400F [6C / 12T] (141st)		101%
Intel Core i9-9900KS [8C / 16T] (142nd)		100%
Intel Core i5-11400 [6C / 12T] (143rd)		99%
Intel Core i7-11700F [8C / 16T] (144th)		98%
Intel Core i3-13100F [4C / 8T] (145th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 [6C / 6T] (146th)		98%
Intel Core i9-10920X [12C / 24T] (147th)		97%
Intel Core i7-9800X [8C / 16T] (148th)		95%

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Expert reviews

Intel's Core i9-9900K unlocks the ultimate in gaming performance, and the highly-binned chips also increase your chances of getting a highly-overclockable chip right out of the box. Just be prepared to pay a premium at retail for the limited-edition chip.

TomsHardware

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The Intel Core i9-9900KS adds a booster rocket to one of the fastest gaming processors out there, but at a cost that most gamers don't need to pay to get the most out of their machines.

PCMag

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It’s trite at this point but I’ll say it anyway: it’s a great time to be an enthusiast. Competition has driven workstation-class core counts and performance down to the consumer level, and it just keeps getting better. The upcoming HEDT parts from Intel will make this even more interesting, and AMD’s 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X is right around the cor...

PCPer

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