Intel Core i9-10900K Processor Review

System Overview & Testing Procedures

We are going to be testing a handful of processors today. We have listed the different systems we are using and their components.

Intel Z490 System
Processors: Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i5-10600K
Motherboard: ASRock Z490 PG Velocita
Graphics: MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming X
Memory: 16GB G.SKILL Trident Z Royal 3600 MHz
Storage: Crucial MX 300 750GB
Cooling: Noctua NH-U12A
Power Supply: Corsair AX860i
Case: Lian Li PC-T80

Intel Z390 System
Processors: Intel Core i9-9900K, i7-8700K
Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming X
Graphics: MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming X
Memory: 16GB G.SKILL Trident Z Royal 3600 MHz
Storage: Crucial MX 300 750GB
Cooling: Noctua NH-U12A
Power Supply: Corsair AX860i
Case: Lian Li PC-T80

AMD X570 System
Processors: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, Ryzen 7 3700X, Ryzen 5 3600X, Ryzen 7 2700X
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS Master
Graphics: MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming X
Memory: 16GB G.SKILL Trident Z Royal 3600 MHz
Storage: Crucial MX 300 750GB
Cooling: Noctua NH-U12A
Power Supply: Corsair AX860i
Case: Lian Li PC-T80

Here are the tests that we will be running:

CPU Testing
AIDA64
– CPU Queen
– CPU ZLib
X265 Benchmark
POV-Ray 3.7
CINEBENCH R20
Sisoftware Sandra
– Processor Overall
– Processor Arithmetic
– Processor Multimedia
Geekbench 5

Graphics
3DMark Time Spy
3DMark Fire Strike
SuperPosition
– 1080P “High” Benchmark

Gaming
Ashes of the Singularity (1080p)
The Division 2 (1080p)
Borderlands 3 (1080p)
Metro Exodus (1080p)
Final Fantasy XV (1080p)

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