Intel Core i9-10900X vs Intel Core i9-9900X

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Core i9-10900X compared with Core i9-9900X

	IntelCore i9-10900X	IntelCore i9-9900X
Overview
Released
Released	2019	2018
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	10	10
Threads
Threads	20	20
Base clock
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.7 GHz (better)	4.5 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	19.25 MB	19.25 MB
Cores
Cores	Cascade Lake-X; Hyper-Threading and an unlocked multiplier, confirmed by Intel’s exact-model family product brief.	Skylake-X refresh; Hyper-Threading and an unlocked multiplier, confirmed by Intel’s exact-model launch table.
Clocks
Clocks	Turbo Boost Max 3.0 up to 4.70 GHz on the preferred cores; ordinary Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 4.50 GHz. Intel targeted November 2019 availability, but first actual sale was not established in the bounded source pass; conservative year precision is retained.	Turbo Boost Max 3.0 up to 4.50 GHz on the preferred cores; ordinary Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 4.40 GHz. Intel’s October 2018 announcement planned November availability. Ark’s contemporary exact-model report confirms Japanese retail sale on 14 December 2018, but earlier worldwide sale was not established; year precision is retained.
Cache
Cache	19.25 MB Intel Smart Cache; Intel’s exact-model product-brief table identifies it as L3 cache.	19.25 MB Intel Smart Cache; L3 designation confirmed by ComputerBase’s exact-model technical table and Newegg listing.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	No processor graphics, explicitly confirmed by Intel’s exact-model support table.	No processor graphics, explicitly confirmed by Intel’s exact-model support table.
AI engine
AI engine	Intel Deep Learning Boost provides CPU inference instructions; this is not a separate NPU.	–
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA2066	LGA2066
Base power
Base power	165 W	165 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	No	No
Memory support
Memory support	Up to 256 GB; four channels of DDR4-2933; 94 GB/s maximum published bandwidth; no ECC.	Up to 128 GB; four channels of DDR4-2666; 85 GB/s maximum published bandwidth; no ECC.
PCIe
PCIe	48 CPU lanes; PCIe 3.0. The 72-lane family platform figure includes chipset lanes.	44 CPU lanes; PCIe 3.0. The 68-lane family platform figure includes chipset lanes.
Chipsets
Chipsets	Intel X299; LGA2066.	Intel X299; LGA2066.
Process
Process	14 nm; Cascade Lake-X.	14 nm; Skylake-X refresh.
Cooler
Cooler	Intel explicitly excludes a fan and heatsink from the boxed product. Intel’s support article confirms solder thermal interface material for this exact model; published junction limit 94°C.	Intel explicitly excludes a fan and heatsink from the boxed product. Intel’s support article confirms solder thermal interface material for this exact model; published junction limit 92°C.