Intel Core i9-9900K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

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Core i9-9900K compared with Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

	IntelCore i9-9900K	IntelCore Ultra 7 270K Plus
Overview
Released
Released	October 2018	March 2026
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	8	24 (8 performance, 16 efficiency) (better)
Threads
Threads	16	24 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	5 GHz	5.5 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	16 MB	36 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	8 cores and 16 threads; Coffee Lake architecture; multiplier unlocked. Intel’s 19 October 2018 public news notice states that the processors ship that day; the 8 October announcement opened preorders.	8 Performance-cores and 16 Efficient-cores, no Hyper-Threading; codename Arrow Lake
Clocks
Clocks	3.6 GHz base; up to 5.0 GHz Intel Turbo Boost 2.0.	P-core base 3.7 GHz, max turbo 5.4 GHz; E-core base 3.2 GHz, max turbo 4.7 GHz; Turbo Boost Max 3.0 5.5 GHz
Cache
Cache	–	36 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 40 MB L2
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	Yes	Yes
Graphics
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630; 350 MHz base, up to 1.2 GHz; Quick Sync Video; up to three displays.	Intel Graphics, 4 Xe-cores, up to 2 GHz; outputs eDP1.4b, DP 2.1 UHBR20, HDMI 2.1 FRL; up to 4 displays; H.264, HEVC and AV1 encode and decode
AI engine
AI engine	–	Intel AI Boost NPU, 13 TOPS (INT8); 36 TOPS for the whole processor
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA1151	LGA1851
Base power
Base power	95 W	125 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	–	250 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	No	–
Memory support
Memory support	Up to 128 GB on the current Intel specification page; two channels; DDR4-2666; 41.6 GB/s; ECC not supported.	Up to DDR5 7200 MT/s; 2 channels, up to 256 GB; ECC supported
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0; 16 CPU lanes: 1 × 16, 2 × 8 or 1 × 8 + 2 × 4. This excludes chipset lanes.	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 24 lanes (Up to 1x16+2x4, 2x8+2x4, 1x8+4x4); DMI 4 x8; Thunderbolt 4 built in
Chipsets
Chipsets	Intel 300-series motherboards, with appropriate BIOS support; Z390 was introduced alongside this generation.	Intel 800 series
Process
Process	14 nm; 37.5 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.	TSMC N3B (CPU)
Cooler
Cooler	No fan or heatsink included with the boxed processor (Intel specifications).	max operating temperature 105 °C; thermal specification PCG 2020A