You can preorder the Core i9-10900K, the ‘world’s fastest gaming processor’
Intel’s powerful 10th Gen Core i9-10900K is now available for preorder through B&H. The flagship 14nm processor has a maximum boost clock speed of 5.3GHz and default base clock speed of 3.7GHz at 125W. Intel states that the MSRP of the Core i-9-10900K is $488, but the B&H listing has the price at $600 (via Tom’s Hardware).
Intel announced the i9-10900K alongside the i7-10700K and the i5-10600K. Thanks to Thermal Velocity Boost it can reach up to 5.3GHz. It has a base frequency of 3.7GHz and goes up to 4.8GHz in boost. Intel states that the i9-10900K offers double-digit gains over the 9900K and refers to the new processors as the “world’s fastest gaming processor.”
The i9-10900K also includes native support for DDR4-2933 RAM and 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes. It has an L3 cache of 20MB.
Intel’s other new chips, the i7-10700K, and the i5-10600K aren’t available for checkout yet. You can read more about Intel’s new lineup of chips here and check out the listing for the Core i9-10900K at B&H.
