Testseek.co.uk have collected 468 expert reviews of the Intel Core i9 9900K 3.6GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i9 9900K 3.6GHz Socket 1151.
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: 2018-11-17, Author: Richard , review by: arstechnica.com
The fastest Intel processor for the desktop, Extra cores mean more flexible multitasking, Better Turbo management means faster processing
Not much overhead for overclocking, Generates a lot of heat, Doesn't include a cooling system, so factor in the cost of a big heatsink or water cooling
There is no doubt that the Intel 9th Gen Core i9 9900K is a powerhouse of a chip. It can crank through tasks faster than the Ryzen 7 2700X, and it's considerably faster than older Intel models. While the claims about being a new generation of processor ar...
Published: 2018-11-10, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Gamers need not worry about the 95-watt TDP spec, it doesn't make much difference either way and running overclocked out of the box on Z390 motherboards won't lead to insane thermals and power consumption for gaming. But if you run work as well as game, a...
Published: 2018-11-07, Author: Joe , review by: overclockers.com
The 9900K has been met with seemingly equal parts positive and negative press. On one hand, Intel has expanded the mainstream line in order to compete with AMD's similar (by thread count) offerings on their mainstream lineup. This brought 8 core processor...
Published: 2018-11-05, Author: Sebastian , review by: notebookcheck.net
The Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop CPU review. Test device courtesy of Intel.It is clear to use what Intel wanted to achieve with its 9th generation Core Desktop processors. AMD has until now had Intel beat with its Ryzen 7 2700X APU, which has eight cores a...
Published: 2018-10-25, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: Intel's newest line of desktop processors bring with them a number of changes designed to sway favor with performance enthusiasts. These new parts bring Intel's consumer processors up to eight cores, with higher frequencies, better thermal connectivity, a...
Published: 2018-10-25, Author: Jeff , review by: venturebeat.com
I try to write these reviews from a real-world perspective, which is a challenge with a product like the i9-9900K. It is technically more powerful than its competition, and more games should begin launching to take advantage of that power. So then… shoul...
Published: 2018-10-21, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: With my initial Core i9 9900K benchmarks out there following Friday's embargo expiration, for some weekend benchmarking fun I decided to pull out the old Core i7 990X to see how it compares to the new 9900K. The Gulftown and Coffeelake processors were c...
This is without a doubt the most powerful consumer mainstream desktop CPU's ever to hit the streets. Some might balk at the $488 MSRP, but the raw performance is beyond impressive. We remember the Intel's very first consumer 8-core CPU, the HEDT based i7-...
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Published: 2018-10-19, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
Abstract: Intel's i9-9900K's most boasted feature in all marketing is its solder, so we decided to test thermals with the new soldered interface, then delid the CPU and put thermal paste back on it for more testing. It's backwards from what we typically do (which i...
Abstract: When Intel declared its new 9th gen Core i9-9900K the “world's best gaming CPU,” it lied. After poking and prodding the CPU, we can say without a doubt that it is actually the fastest mainstream CPU around and—wait for it—the fastest gaming CPU too.For th...
