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May 2019
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The editors liked
Up to 5GHz Turbo Boost
Adept multi-core processing
Ideal for multiple uses inc. video editing
Excellent overall performance
Soldered IHS
Excellent IPC
Strong multi-core performance
Blurs the lines between gaming and HEDT
Wide choice of Z390 boards
8-cores
16 threads at long last
400MHz faster than last gen
Soldered thermal interface medium
Dominating hyper-threading performance
Runs significantly cooler
Tight energy consumption
Ultra-speedy for video rendering and editing
Best clock speeds of all the consumer CPUs
Intel is finally using solder again for better temperatures and better overclocking headroom
Fastest desktop processor from Intel to date
The best gaming CPU currently on the market
8 cores and 16 threads of pure performance
Good performance
Reasonab
Eight cores running close to 5GHz
Soldered heat spreader helps thermals
Compatible with Z370 motherboards
Excellent DDR4 memory support
The editors didn't like
Small amount of overclocking headroom
Expensive when compared to AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
16 PCIe lane functionality only
£600 price tag
Hardware still susceptible to exploits
Gets very hot when overclocking
Expensive
Little to no improvement for gaming
Underwhelming performance for video games compared with the competition
Requires powerful cooler to prevent overheating
Not much room for overclocking
Still expensive compared to AMD's Ryzen processors
Very high price
Minimal headroom for overclocking
Very few games make use of more than four cores
This refreshed architecture is still not proofed against security problems
Published: 2020-02-10, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
Abstract: The Intel Core i9-9900K has been with us for a little while now. We loved it when we originally reviewed it. Sure, it wasn't cheap, and it has issues with load temperatures, but we couldn't refute the raw performance it delivered. AMD countered pretty har...
Published: 2019-08-15, Author: Will , review by: eurogamer.net
NextRead the Eurogamer.net reviews policySometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For more information, go here.Jump to comments (5)About the authorWill JuddSenior Staff...
Abstract: There is a variety of customer groups in need of as much processing power as possible. Especially in the field of content creation, which includes editing pictures and videos or even rendering a complex scenery with beautiful effects, performance improvem...
Abstract: These days there are basically two different groups of customers who demand lots of processing power: content creators and gamers, while this 2D performance comparison is targeting content creators. After having had a look at the following pages you'll ha...
Ultra-speedy for video rendering and editing, Best clock speeds of all the consumer CPUs
Underwhelming performance for video games compared with the competition, Requires powerful cooler to prevent overheating, Not much room for overclocking
The Intel Core i9-9900K is an absolute powerhouse for video rendering and Photoshop at this price. If you're a power-crazy media professional this is the processor to plump for. But for gamers? You can find much better value alternatives...
Published: 2018-10-21, Author: Kevin , review by: techradar.com
Dominating hyper-threading performance, Runs significantly cooler, Tight energy consumption
Expensive, Little to no improvement for gaming
Intel might be late to the game with its first mainstream octa-core processor, but the Intel Core i9-9900K is an impressive debut. The Intel Core i9-9900K's incredible increase in processing power can't be understated, and this CPU will be a boon to any v...
Published: 2018-10-21, Author: Paul , review by: play3r.net
Intel is finally using solder again for better temperatures and better overclocking headroom, Fastest desktop processor from Intel to date, The best gaming CPU currently on the market; 8 cores and 16 threads of pure performance, Good performance, Reasonab
Still expensive compared to AMD's Ryzen processors
It's clear that the announcement surrounding the new Intel Coffee Lake Refresh was a badly kept secret as the new supporting Z390 chipset was announced earlier on in the year. Whether that was a mistake on Intel's part or a cleverly strategised marketing...
Up to 5GHz Turbo Boost, Adept multi-core processing, Ideal for multiple uses inc. video editing, Excellent overall performance, Soldered IHS
Small amount of overclocking headroom, Expensive when compared to AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, 16 PCIe lane functionality only
It's quite easy to become complacent with CPU releases, viewing them as an exercise in marketing and massaging consumer perception rather than advancing performance. That's perhaps an unfair characterisation of the recent history of CPUs as a product segm...
Excellent IPC, Strong multi-core performance, Blurs the lines between gaming and HEDT, Wide choice of Z390 boards
£600 price tag, Hardware still susceptible to exploits, Gets very hot when overclocking
There are plenty of points to consider, but let's start by getting the inevitable out of the way: the Intel Core i9-9900K is a very fast CPU.First-class IPC, eight cores, 16 threads, 5GHz on up to two cores, 4.7GHz on every core, and all delivered in...
