Intel Core i9 9900KS 8-core LGA1151
A guaranteed 5.0GHz all-core turbo frequency out of the box on its 8-core, 16-thread Coffee Lake architecture eliminates manual overclocking for immediate peak performance. This Special Edition chip is factory-binned for stability at high clocks on the mature LGA1151 platform, though it demands robust cooling for its 127W TDP. It's best for enthusiasts and competitive gamers on Z390 motherboards who want the absolute highest single-thread speed from that generation without silicon lottery risks.
Cores 8
Threads 16
Boost Clock 5000 MHz
L3 Cache 16 MB
TDP 127 W
Socket LGA1151
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
64 Overall Score
Price MX$47,800
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong single thread (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong ai (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong multi thread (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i9 |
| Model | 9900KS |
| Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 8 |
| Threads | 16 |
| Base Clock | 4000 |
| Boost Clock | 5000 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 2 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 19368 |
| PassMark Single | 3025 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA1151 |
| TDP | 127 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i9 9900KS | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | SMC EPYC 9555P | Dell Inspiron 7700 | HP Celeron 14-dq3000dx | DAKboard CPU v4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 | 128 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 5000 | 5200 | 4400 | 4700 | 2800 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 16 | 96 | 256 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Tdp W | 127 | 120 | 360 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Socket | LGA1151 | AM5 | AMD Socket SP5 | Intel BGA 1744 | Intel BGA 1338 | BGA |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | Iris Xe 96EU | Intel UHD Graphics | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9 9900KS | 76.5 | 83.3 | 44.6 | 69.3 | 75.4 | 75 | 81.1 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 87.7 | 90 | 96.6 | 95.7 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 76.9 | 96.8 | 90.7 | 99.5 | 1.5 | 88.7 |
| Dell Inspiron 7700 Compare | 62.5 | 69.5 | 71 | 99.4 | 66.5 | 27.4 | 82.1 |
| HP Celeron 14-dq3000dx Compare | 17.6 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 32.4 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 30.6 |
| DAKboard CPU v4 Compare | 13 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 12.3 | 17.4 | 59.8 | 20.4 |
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