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Intel i9-10900K 10-core 3.7 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor Intel i7-6900K 8-core 3.2 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor

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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

14 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

10

8

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

20

16

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
14% higher

3.7 GHz

3.2 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
30% higher

5.3 GHz

3.7 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

20 MB

20 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

No

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM

45.8 GB/s

40% faster

76.8 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

128 GB

Generation

10

6

Socket

1200

2011

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit
11% lower

125 Watts

140 Watts

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PROS 5
Cores 10 vs 8 (2) 20% more physical cores
Threads 20 vs 16 (4) 20% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz Clock speed is (0.5GHz) 14% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 5.3 GHz vs 3.7 GHz Turbo clock speed is (1.6GHz) 30% higher
Thermal Design Power 125 Watts vs 140 Watts Power consumption is (15Watts) 11% lower
CONS 1
Memory Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s vs 76.8 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (31GB/s) 40% slower
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