Intel Core i9 10900

Cores: 10
L3 cache: 20MB (shared)
TDP: 65 W
Transistor size: 14 nm

Core i9 10900 - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket LGA-1200 that has 10 cores and 20 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2800 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 5200 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 20 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630.

Review

Single-Core Performance

50

Multi-Core Performance

31

Power Efficiency

42

Integrated Graphics

23

NanoReview Final Score

42

Compare Intel Core i9 10900 with other CPUs

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

80

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

717

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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

1637

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

9249

File compression	656.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation	88.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	194 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	299.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	173.3 pages/sec
Background blur	41.3 images/sec
Photo processing	66.2 images/sec
Ray tracing	18.6 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 943 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

2985

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

19080

Integer math	77.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math	47.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	55M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	37.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption	6.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression	304.2 MBytes/sec
Physics	897 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	19.1B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 1266 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

165.34

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	11 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	142.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	293.5 PPW
Blender / Watt	2.54 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

General

Vendor	Intel
Released	May 1, 2020
Type	Desktop
Instruction Set	x86-64
Codename	Comet Lake
Model number	i9-10900
Integrated GPU	UHD Graphics 630
AMD Equivalent	- AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Successor	- Intel Core i9 11900

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	10
P-Threads	20
Base Frequency (P)	2.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	5.2 GHz

Total
Total Cores	10
Total Threads	20
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	28x
Bus Bandwidth	8 GT/s
L1 Cache	64K (per core)
L2 Cache	256K (per core)
L3 Cache	20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Fabrication Process	14 nm
TDP (PL1)	65 W
Socket	LGA-1200
Peak Temperature	100°C

Desktop CPU ranking - 139th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock	350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1200 MHz
Shading Units	192
TMUs	24
ROPs	3
Execution Units	24
TGP	15 W

iGPU FLOPS

0.5 TFLOPS

See also: Intel UHD Graphics 630 – integrated graphics of Intel Core i9 10900

Memory Support

Memory Types	- DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size	128 GB
Memory Channels	2
Max. Memory Bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

Official Site	Intel Core i9 10900 official page
PCI Express Version	3.0
PCI Express Lanes	16
Technologies	- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C - Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX, TVB - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit