The Core i9-9900K 8-Core 3.6GHz is a top-end CPU based on a refinement of the 14nm++ Coffee Lake microarchitecture.
It offers 8 physical cores (16 logical), initially clocked at 3.6GHz, which may go up to 4.7GHz using 8 cores with Turbo Boost, or up to 5.0GHz boost clock on a single or dual core. The i9-9900K has 16MB of L3 Cache.
Among its many features, HyperThreading, Turbo Boost 2.0 and Virtualization are activated and the processor has its multiplier unlocked.
This Core i9-9900K CPU offers the fastest gaming performance of any Intel CPU as of 2018, and will not be the bottleneck in any modern gaming PC. It will be able to play all modern games comfortably on ultra graphics performance at any supported resolution without being a hindrance to the accompanying GPU.
| Release period |
|---|
| 30-Oct-2018 |
| Popular Game System Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Min. | Rec. |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55% | 41% |
| Horizon: Zero Dawn | 67% | 52% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 59% | 41% |
| Valorant | 84% | 72% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 58% | 31% |
| Death Stranding | 58% | 49% |
| Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris | 52% | 27% |
| F1 2020 | 75% | 26% |
| Doom Eternal | 35% | 35% |
| Hyper Scape | 76% | 52% |
