Intel
Intel Core i9-10900KF
Intel's 10th-generation Comet Lake-S flagship without integrated graphics: ten cores and 20 threads at up to 5.3 GHz, 20 MB of cache and a 125 W TDP for LGA1200 boards, on sale from May 2020 as the Core i9-10900K's iGPU-less variant.
Pros
- Ten cores and 20 threads with a 5.3 GHz maximum turbo frequency (5.2 GHz Turbo Boost Max 3.0)
- Unlocked multiplier for overclocking on Z490 boards
- 20 MB Smart Cache and dual-channel DDR4-2933 support
- Two more cores than the Core i9-9900KF it succeeds
Cons
- No integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required
- No cooler included in the box
- 14 nm process; 125 W base TDP, and power draw under all-core load is considerably higher
- Requires an LGA1200 motherboard; not compatible with LGA1151 boards
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i9-10900KF
General
- Announced
- 2020
- Socket
- FCLGA1200
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 125 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- Yes
- Cooler included
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 10
- Threads
- 20
- Base clock
- 3.7 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.3 GHz
- L2 cache
- 3 MB
- L3 cache
- 20 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2933
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 16
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 22,129Top 50%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,119Bottom 44%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i9-10900KF good in 2026?
The Intel Core i9-10900KF earns an Inno Score of 47.7/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Intel's 10th-generation Comet Lake-S flagship without integrated graphics: ten cores and 20 threads at up to 5.3 GHz, 20 MB of cache and a 125 W TDP for LGA1200 boards, on sale from May 2020 as the Core i9-10900K's iGPU-less variant.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i9-10900KF?
Cores: 10 · Threads: 20 · Boost clock: 5.3 GHz · Socket: FCLGA1200
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i9-10900KF?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 5700, Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i5-12400F — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
