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Intel Core i9-10900F 2.8 GHz Ten-Core LGA 1200 Processor BX8070110900F

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Intel Core i9 Comet Lake i9-10900F BOX
Main
SeriesCore i9
Code nameComet Lake
SocketIntel LGA 1200
Lithography14 nm
In boxBOX (no cooler)
Cores and Threads
Cores10 cores
Threads20 threads
Multithreading
Speed
Clock speed2.8 GHz
TurboBoost / TurboCore5 GHz / 5.2 Thermal Velocity Boost /
TurboBoost Max 3.05.1 GHz
Cache
L1 cache640 KB
L2 cache2560 KB
L3 cache20 MB
Specs
Front side bus8 GT/s
TDP65 W
InstructionSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Multiplier28
PCIe support3.0
Max. operating temperature100 °С
Passmark CPU Mark test19348 points
Geekbench 4 test42192 points
Memory
Max. RAM128 GB
Max. DDR4 speed2933 MHz
Channels2
Official Websiteark.intel.com
Added to E-CatalogMay 2020
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BX8070110900F

BXC8070110900F

Turbo Boost 2.0 (single / all cores), 5.0 / 4.5 GHz. Thermal Velocity Boost (single / all cores), 5.2 / 4.6 GHz.
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Model overview based on user reviews  
The Intel Core i9 Comet Lake series, including models like the i9-10900 and i9-10900K, is highly regarded for its powerful performance and versatility, making it an excellent choice for labor-intensive tasks and heavy software applications. Users appreciate its stability and boost capabilities, particularly for software like Adobe, which runs faster on Intel processors compared to AMD. However, the processor is known to heat up significantly, often requiring additional cooling solutions like water cooling to manage temperatures effectively. While the price is on the higher side, the performance benefits make it a worthy investment for those needing a high-performing CPU. The stock cooler provided is often seen as inadequate, adding a humorous note to the otherwise serious performance capabilities of this processor.
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An excellent solution for labor-intensive tasks.
8 August 2021 
I am the owner of the i9-10900 and, as for me, the processor is very worthy of the attention of those who work with heavy software and not only. I will not crow about numbers in any benchmarks, and those. to mention the process in the same way, I am not chasing this and never have been chasing it. I'll just say what rightfully belongs to Intel: some software (for example, Adobe and not only) runs on Intel processors much faster than on AMD. For some, this will be the end point in the choice. But AMD should be thanked for the sane competition, which puts Intel in its place in small steps. When we no longer see top $500 desktop solutions like the i9. That's all I wanted to say. P.S. Smiled stock cooler. Thanks for the joke, Intel.
Intel.
Despite the oven-like temperature (for some), I've grown fond of this damn "stone." I use it with water and have no issues. I recommend it to you as well.
good model, like it
7 February 2021 
There is no point in pushing further; the CPU is already running at a high frequency.
Powerful, Versatile, Stable, Boost
Heats up, price
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Video reviews

Give HEDT processors to the masses!

Intel has long pretended that the mass market didn't need more than four cores. Say, more is already any pro-level for all sorts of renders. Then AMD came on the scene and started shooting inexpensive six- and then eight-core chips. And what do we see now? In the spring of 2020, Intel releases a 20-thread flagship Core i9 with a maximum clock speed of 5.2 GHz, which after just six months can be bought for a very limited $500. Against the backdrop of the usual Core i9 price tags and damn expensive graphics cards that NVIDIA has dotted everything around, this pricing policy will delight enthusiasts.

hello from the past

Like all other chips in the Comet Lake family, the Intel Core i9-10900 is built on the Skylake microarchitecture and is made using the 14nm process technology. And this is his Achilles heel. The fact is that with the Core i3 and Core i5, the “blues” have room for manoeuvre: you can add cores, increase frequencies, unlock the multiplier, or tighten Hyper-threading. But the higher you climb, the closer the ceiling. This was evident even in the Core i9-9900, which, being an enthusiast processor, was not particularly friendly with overclocking.

Enthusiast CPU who doesn't like overclocking

A year later, not noticing the elephant in the room is even harder. At idle, the Core i9-10900 consumes about 55 watts, with a moderate load this figure can rise to 280 watts and even higher if you decide to squeeze more than 5 GHz across all cores. Therefore, in order to disguise his hot and voracious nature, he will greatly reset the frequencies of some cores. As you can see, jokes about smart batteries from Intel and the first processor assembled in hell are not such jokes. It is not surprising that models with the F index and a locked multiplier are in great demand, for which it is not necessary to assemble an externally powered laboratory of Dr. Terrible and cooled with liquid nitrogen. A high-quality tower cooler will suffice. If this option suits you, then for the amount of around $500 you will get a serious competitor for the Ryzen 9 3900X, which clicks like seeds on any complex computing tasks.