Name: Core i9-10900K
Brand: Intel
SKU: 12927644
Rating: 4.9 (168 reviews)

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Whether you're working on your feature film or the next episode of your YouTube series, Intel Core X processors tailor performance to your needs, with the two fastest cores operating at a higher frequency and up to 18 cores in use when extreme multitasking is required. Experience extreme performance, immersive 4K graphics, high-speed data and memory, and technological advances—all designed to take your processes from design to finished product at unmatched speed.

Increase your creativity: More productivity, less waiting time. Intel Core X processors handle your most demanding workloads effortlessly. Quickly upload, edit and experience 360-degree video in VR—all in stunning 4K.

Multitasking gets extreme: For your demanding work, you need the responsive technology to perform multiple CPU-intensive tasks simultaneously. With an Intel Core X processor, you can simultaneously edit video, render 3D effects and compose the soundtrack without compromising performance.

Overclock with confidence: Intel Core X processors offer extra power with a free multiplier. Combined with tools such as Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility and Extreme Memory Profile, you get a powerful rig with maximum performance.

Intel Smart Cache: Improve efficiency with Intel Smart Cache technology. All cores now have access to the entire load-level cache, so data is retrieved before it is requested.

Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0: Increase your computer's processing power. Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 is available on Intel Core X processors. It detects the two fastest cores on the processor and routes the most important workloads to them. Improved single-thread performance lets you get the most out of your computer.

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Number of processor cores

A multi-core processor (or chip-level multiprocessor, CMP) combines two or more independent cores (normally a CPU) into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit (IC), called a die, or more dies packaged together. A dual-core processor contains two cores, and a quad-core processor contains four cores.

Number of threads

Max. TDP

The thermal design power (TDP), sometimes called thermal design point, refers to the maximum amount of power the cooling system in a computer is required to dissipate. For example, a laptop's CPU cooling system may be designed for a 20 watt TDP, which means that it can dissipate up to 20 watts of heat without exceeding the maximum junction temperature for the computer chip. It can do this using an active cooling method such as a fan or any of the three passive cooling methods, convection, thermal radiation or conduction. Typically, a combination of methods is used. The TDP is typically not the most power the chip could ever draw, such as by a power virus, but rather the maximum power that it would draw when running "real applications". This ensures the computer will be able to handle essentially all applications without exceeding its thermal envelope, or requiring a cooling system for the maximum theoretical power (which would cost more but in favor of extra headroom for processing power).

L3 Cache

Another issue is the fundamental tradeoff between cache latency and hit rate. Larger caches have better hit rates but longer latency. To address this tradeoff, many computers use multiple levels of cache, with small fast caches backed up by larger slower caches.

Multi-level caches generally operate by checking the smallest Level 1 (L1) cache first; if it hits, the processor proceeds at high speed. If the smaller cache misses, the next larger cache (L2) is checked, and so on, before external memory is checked.

As the latency difference between main memory and the fastest cache has become larger, some processors have begun to utilize as many as three levels of on-chip cache.

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Featuring 10 cores and 20 threads, the processor delivers high performance for demanding applications.

High processing power for multitasking

The processor requires a motherboard with an LGA 1200 socket and supports the PCI Express 3 interface.

System connection via LGA 1200

With a TDP of 125 W, heat generation is increased, meaning an efficient cooling solution must be planned.

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