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  • 02/10/2020

    Summary

    Next Page »Support eTeknix.comBy supporting eTeknix, you help us grow. And continue to bring you the latest news, reviews, and competitions. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with the latest technology. Share your favourite articles, chat with...

    eteknix.com
  • 02/10/2020

    Summary

    At £599.99 the Intel Core i9-9900K isn't cheap. However, compared to the X299 chips on the market, it's a bit of a bargain. This level of performance has long been the reserve of £1000+ chips from Intel, on more extreme and expensive X299 motherboards. No...

    eteknix.com
  • 08/15/2019

    Summary

    NextRead the Eurogamer.net reviews policySometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For more information, go here.Jump to comments (5)About the authorWill JuddSenior Staff...

    eurogamer.net
  • 03/05/2019

    Summary

    There is a variety of customer groups in need of as much processing power as possible. Especially in the field of content creation, which includes editing pictures and videos or even rendering a complex scenery with beautiful effects, performance improvem...

    ocaholic.ch.english
  • 03/05/2019

    Summary

    There is a variety of customer groups in need of as much processing power as possible. Especially in the field of content creation, which includes editing pictures and videos or even rendering a complex scenery with beautiful effects, performance improvem...

    ocaholic.ch.english
  • 11/02/2018

    Summary

    The Intel Core i9-9900K is an absolute powerhouse for video rendering and Photoshop at this price. If you're a power-crazy media professional this is the processor to plump for. But for gamers? You can find much better value alternatives...

    trustedreviews.com
    Pros

    Ultra-speedy for video rendering and editing, Best clock speeds of all the consumer CPUs

    Cons

    Underwhelming performance for video games compared with the competition, Requires powerful cooler to prevent overheating, Not much room for overclocking

  • 11/02/2018

    Summary

    The Intel Core i9-9900K is an absolute powerhouse for video rendering and Photoshop at this price. If you're a power-crazy media professional this is the processor to plump for. But for gamers? You can find much better value alternatives...

    trustedreviews.com
    Pros

    Ultra-speedy for video rendering and editing, Best clock speeds of all the consumer CPUs

    Cons

    Underwhelming performance for video games compared with the competition, Requires powerful cooler to prevent overheating, Not much room for overclocking

  • 10/21/2018

    Summary

    It's clear that the announcement surrounding the new Intel Coffee Lake Refresh was a badly kept secret as the new supporting Z390 chipset was announced earlier on in the year. Whether that was a mistake on Intel's part or a cleverly strategised marketing...

    play3r.net
    Pros

    Intel is finally using solder again for better temperatures and better overclocking headroom, Fastest desktop processor from Intel to date, The best gaming CPU currently on the market; 8 cores and 16 threads of pure performance, Good performance, Reasonab...

    Cons

    Still expensive compared to AMD's Ryzen processors

  • 10/21/2018

    Summary

    Intel might be late to the game with its first mainstream octa-core processor, but the Intel Core i9-9900K is an impressive debut. The Intel Core i9-9900K's incredible increase in processing power can't be understated, and this CPU will be a boon to any v...

    techradar.com
    Pros

    Dominating hyper-threading performance, Runs significantly cooler, Tight energy consumption

    Cons

    Expensive, Little to no improvement for gaming

  • 10/21/2018

    Summary

    It's clear that the announcement surrounding the new Intel Coffee Lake Refresh was a badly kept secret as the new supporting Z390 chipset was announced earlier on in the year. Whether that was a mistake on Intel's part or a cleverly strategised marketing...

    play3r.net
    Pros

    Intel is finally using solder again for better temperatures and better overclocking headroom, Fastest desktop processor from Intel to date, The best gaming CPU currently on the market; 8 cores and 16 threads of pure performance, Good performance, Reasonab...

    Cons

    Still expensive compared to AMD's Ryzen processors

  • 10/21/2018

    Summary

    Intel might be late to the game with its first mainstream octa-core processor, but the Intel Core i9-9900K is an impressive debut. The Intel Core i9-9900K's incredible increase in processing power can't be understated, and this CPU will be a boon to any v...

    techradar.com
    Pros

    Dominating hyper-threading performance, Runs significantly cooler, Tight energy consumption

    Cons

    Expensive, Little to no improvement for gaming

  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    Intel has a monstrously powerful mainstream desktop CPU that, despite what it claims, most definitely eats into its high-end desktop market space and wrestles the performance crown from AMD decisively. Given we only managed to add 300MHz to the all-core b...

    Bit-Tech.net
  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    There are plenty of points to consider, but let's start by getting the inevitable out of the way: the Intel Core i9-9900K is a very fast CPU.First-class IPC, eight cores, 16 threads, 5GHz on up to two cores, 4.7GHz on every core, and all delivered in...

    HEXUS.net
    Pros

    Excellent IPC, Strong multi-core performance, Blurs the lines between gaming and HEDT, Wide choice of Z390 boards

    Cons

    £600 price tag, Hardware still susceptible to exploits, Gets very hot when overclocking

  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    Take a tour along the shelves of KitGuru's testing hardware and we are quite sure the enthusiast gamer would happily select Core i9-9900K running on a high end Z390 motherboard. Performance is excellent and the addition of two cores is welcome.We begged I...

    kitguru.net
    Pros

    Eight cores running close to 5GHz, Soldered heat spreader helps thermals, Compatible with Z370 motherboards, Excellent DDR4 memory support

    Cons

    Very high price, Minimal headroom for overclocking, Very few games make use of more than four cores, This refreshed architecture is still not proofed against security problems

  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    Because Intel has dropped this i9 processor on top of the existing CPU tiers it commands a much higher price than both the previous top Coffee Lake chip, the Core i7 8700K, and the top AMD eight-core, the Ryzen 7 2700X. That makes this $530 (£492) i9 9900...

    pcgamesn.com
  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    Want one? i9 9900K: a-fwd.to/5FRa3oS 2700X: a-fwd.to/46xsUKk The new i9 9900K a first from Intel, being 8 cores and 16 threads, but how does it compare to the hot selling AMD Ryzen 7 2700X? Here is some gaming, productivity and a few synthetic benchmarks...

    techteamgb.co.uk
  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    It's quite easy to become complacent with CPU releases, viewing them as an exercise in marketing and massaging consumer perception rather than advancing performance. That's perhaps an unfair characterisation of the recent history of CPUs as a product segm...

    vortez.net
    Pros

    Up to 5GHz Turbo Boost, Adept multi-core processing, Ideal for multiple uses inc. video editing, Excellent overall performance, Soldered IHS

    Cons

    Small amount of overclocking headroom, Expensive when compared to AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, 16 PCIe lane functionality only

  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    Intel has a monstrously powerful mainstream desktop CPU that, despite what it claims, most definitely eats into its high-end desktop market space and wrestles the performance crown from AMD decisively. Given we only managed to add 300MHz to the all-core b...

    Bit-Tech.net
  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    There are plenty of points to consider, but let's start by getting the inevitable out of the way: the Intel Core i9-9900K is a very fast CPU.First-class IPC, eight cores, 16 threads, 5GHz on up to two cores, 4.7GHz on every core, and all delivered in...

    HEXUS.net
    Pros

    Excellent IPC, Strong multi-core performance, Blurs the lines between gaming and HEDT, Wide choice of Z390 boards

    Cons

    £600 price tag, Hardware still susceptible to exploits, Gets very hot when overclocking

  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    Take a tour along the shelves of KitGuru's testing hardware and we are quite sure the enthusiast gamer would happily select Core i9-9900K running on a high end Z390 motherboard. Performance is excellent and the addition of two cores is welcome.We begged I...

    kitguru.net
    Pros

    Eight cores running close to 5GHz, Soldered heat spreader helps thermals, Compatible with Z370 motherboards, Excellent DDR4 memory support

    Cons

    Very high price, Minimal headroom for overclocking, Very few games make use of more than four cores, This refreshed architecture is still not proofed against security problems

  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    Because Intel has dropped this i9 processor on top of the existing CPU tiers it commands a much higher price than both the previous top Coffee Lake chip, the Core i7 8700K, and the top AMD eight-core, the Ryzen 7 2700X. That makes this $530 (£492) i9 9900...

    pcgamesn.com
  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    Want one? i9 9900K: a-fwd.to/5FRa3oS 2700X: a-fwd.to/46xsUKk The new i9 9900K a first from Intel, being 8 cores and 16 threads, but how does it compare to the hot selling AMD Ryzen 7 2700X? Here is some gaming, productivity and a few synthetic benchmarks...

    techteamgb.co.uk
  • 10/19/2018

    Summary

    It's quite easy to become complacent with CPU releases, viewing them as an exercise in marketing and massaging consumer perception rather than advancing performance. That's perhaps an unfair characterisation of the recent history of CPUs as a product segm...

    vortez.net
    Pros

    Up to 5GHz Turbo Boost, Adept multi-core processing, Ideal for multiple uses inc. video editing, Excellent overall performance, Soldered IHS

    Cons

    Small amount of overclocking headroom, Expensive when compared to AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, 16 PCIe lane functionality only

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