Testseek.com 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
(86%)
468 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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4503 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
8 cores and 16 threads
5 GHz boost
Trades blows with more expensive Core i9-7900X
Unlocked multiplier
Soldered IHS
Works on existing LGA1151 platform
Even with Z370 motherboards
Integrated graphics
Supports up to 128 GB memory
8-core
16-threads
Best performing mainstream processor we've reviewed
Great gaming performance
Solder thermal interface material (STIM)
Can easily reach 5.0 GHz or above when overclocking
The fastest Intel processor for the desktop
Extra cores mean more flexible multitasking
Better Turbo management means faster processing
The Best Single-Thread Performance
Strong Multi-Thread Performance
Hardware-Level Exploits Patched
More Cores
More Cache
Compatible With Existing Mobos
Solder TIM
Gaming performance
Performance in both single- and multi-threaded workloads
5 GHz all core with MCE
8 high performance cores
Its just fast
The editors didn't like
Can't be overclocked and lacks HyperThreading
Conclusion
High price
Held back by power limits
Only small gaming performance improvements
No heatsink included
Weak integrated graphics
Price compared to competition
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
Can't be overclocked and lacks HyperThreading, Conclusion
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Published: 2018-11-26, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
By name and by marketing, the i5 CPU is most comparable to the R5 CPUs. The R5 2600's current $160 price-point makes it a less direct comparison, and the 2600X, which would perform about where an overclocked 2600 performs, is about $220. This is also che...
Published: 2018-11-26, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Battlefield V is playable on quad-cores but you can expect frequent frame dips, resulting in less consistent frame rates. For the most part, we've found that the older Core i5-7600K has been hanging in there pretty well with AAA titles released in 2018, b...
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...
