Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 10 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1200

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.2 GHz

Cores: 10 Threads: 20

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 10 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 10 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 10 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 20 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2933)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10900 CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i9-10900 CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 49.74

Overall Rank:
620th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
458th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
207th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $399.00 USD (2024-06-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19845

Single Thread Rating

3030

Samples: 675*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	78,483 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	48,308 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	57 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	38,823 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	6,962 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	312,860 KBytes/Sec
Physics	925 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	19,536 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,030 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$425.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$399.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q 11CR003LUS Desktop Computer - Intel Core i9 10th Gen i9-10900 Deca-core (10 Core) 2.80 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 512 GB SSD - Tiny - Black - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Intel UH	$1439.99 (www.amazon.com)
	THINKCENTRE M90A, Intel CORE I9-10900 (2.80GHZ, 20MB), Windows 10 PRO 64, 16.0GB	$2274.91 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 TOUCH Desktop 1TB SSD 32GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-10900 processor w TURBO Boost to 5.00GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 27-inch FHD TOUCHSCREEN, Win 11) PC Computer All-in-One Black	$2399.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 TOUCH Desktop 8TB SSD 64GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-10900 processor w TURBO Boost to 5.20GHz, 64 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD, 27-inch FHD TOUCHSCREEN, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One Black	$3099.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz		19,845
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz		49.74
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz		3,030
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2133588 - Jun 28 2024		20118
BL2131986 - Jun 26 2024		19999
BL2126656 - Jun 19 2024		20105
BL2125331 - Jun 17 2024		18871
BL2124885 - Jun 16 2024		20036

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz		19,845
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-10900		22,878 (+15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-10900		18,651 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i9-10900		23,624 (+19.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i9-10900		20,484 (+3.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-10900		22,922 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-10900		22,577 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-10900		22,423 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-10900		21,099 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-10900		18,287 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-10900		32,693 (+64.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-10900		23,162 (+16.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i9-10900		20,138 (+1.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz		2,530

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz

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