Core i9-10900F vs Core i9-10900K

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900F and the more expensive Core i9-10900K have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i9-10900F

Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $258.99 vs $525.00
Up to 51% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10900K - $2.18 vs $4.41 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-10900K

Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

119

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.18/FPS

100%

Price, $

$258.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $258.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 271 minutes ago

Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

119

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.41/FPS

49%

Price, $

$525

49%

Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $525 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 271 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Very High

206

FPS

216

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

192

FPS

194

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

592

FPS

602

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

136

FPS

138

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

230

FPS

231

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1676

96%

Multi-Core

8426

92%

Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1749

100%

Multi-Core

9163

100%

Core i9-10900F	vs	Core i9-10900K
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9	Collection	Core i9
Comet Lake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	10
20	Threads	20
2.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz
65 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
28.0x	Multiplier	37.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
No	Overclockable	Yes