Intel Core i9-10900K, i5-10600K: Test Results and Overclocking

Intel has finally launched its new 10th-gen Core processor series. As of yesterday, reviews for the top-tier CPUs are already making the rounds online. Our colleagues at computerbase.de tested two new CPUs from the lineup, and we're taking a look at a couple of screenshots from their work.

In professional applications, the new chips don't show anything supernatural. The six-core Core i5-10600K performs on par with its direct competitor, the Ryzen 5 3600X. The Core i9-10900K, lacking a direct rival due to its 10-core configuration, clearly outperforms the 8-core Ryzen 7 3700X and 3800X, but falls behind the 12-core monster, the Ryzen 9 3900X:

Blender benchmarks:

Agisoft PhotoScan Pro benchmarks:

The same can't be said for gaming applications, where Intel products are traditionally strong. Overall, though, the new chips don't show an overwhelming advantage. For instance, the previous-gen flagship, the Core i9-9900KS, performs virtually on par with the new 10-core Core i9-10900K, showing similar results:

Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmarks:

Battlefield 5 benchmarks:

You can find a full review of the new Intel processors on computerbase.de.

Next, let's look at the first records achieved with the new Intel Core i9-10900K processor.

Let's start with CPU frequency. In the Core i9-10900K's category, as of May 21, 2020, overclocker under the alias elmor leads the pack with an impressive 7707MHz:

7,707.62MHz (+108.31% over stock CPU frequency)

The test bench components included an ASUS ROG Maximus XII Apex motherboard and 16GB (2x8GB) of G.SKILL TridentZ RGB RAM.

Now, without further ado, let's look at a series of records set by the famous Korean enthusiast safedisk and his team:

SuperPi 32M:

Cinebench R15:

HWBot x265 Benchmark 4K:

The Korean overclocker also posted a photo report from his benching session:

Their test setup included the following hardware:

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XII Apex
RAM: G.SKILL Trident Z Royal 16GB (2x8GB)
Graphics card: GeForce GT 710

Sources: ComputerBase, as well as the profiles of elmor and safedisk.