Intel
Intel Core i9-10900
Intel's 65 W Comet Lake desktop chip for LGA1200: 10 cores and 20 threads at up to 5.2 GHz with 20 MB of cache and UHD Graphics 630, sitting below the unlocked Core i9-10900K and launched in the second quarter of 2020.
Pros
- 10 cores and 20 threads with a 5.2 GHz peak boost clock
- Integrated UHD Graphics 630 allows use without a discrete graphics card
- 65 W base power is easier to cool than the 125 W Core i9-10900K
- 20 MB of Intel Smart Cache and dual-channel DDR4-2933 support
Cons
- Locked multiplier, so no overclocking
- Short-term power limit of 224 W in review testing, well above the 65 W base rating
- Uses 14 nm Comet Lake with PCIe 3.0 only
- Requires an LGA1200 motherboard
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i9-10900
General
- Announced
- 2020
- Socket
- LGA1200
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Max turbo power
- 224 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 10
- Threads
- 20
- Base clock
- 2.8 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.2 GHz
- L3 cache
- 20 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- iGPU clock
- 1,200 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2933
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 16
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 19,013Bottom 41%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 2,979Bottom 40%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i9-10900 good in 2026?
The Intel Core i9-10900 earns an Inno Score of 44.8/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Intel's 65 W Comet Lake desktop chip for LGA1200: 10 cores and 20 threads at up to 5.2 GHz with 20 MB of cache and UHD Graphics 630, sitting below the unlocked Core i9-10900K and launched in the second quarter of 2020.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i9-10900?
Cores: 10 · Threads: 20 · Boost clock: 5.2 GHz · Socket: LGA1200
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i9-10900?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, Intel Core i3-14100, AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
