Intel Core i9-10900F vs Intel Core i9-10900KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10900F and Intel Core i9-10900KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-10900F

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Intel Core i9-10900KF

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Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10900F

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10900KF

Around 2% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 5.20 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3141 vs 3091
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23864 vs 21163
Around 10% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 13889 vs 12647

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz vs 5.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3141 vs 3091
PassMark - CPU mark	23864 vs 21163
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	13889 vs 12647

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-10900F
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10900KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3091

3141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21163

23864

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

12647

13889

Name	Intel Core i9-10900F	Intel Core i9-10900KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	3091	3141
PassMark - CPU mark	21163	23864
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	12647	13889

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-10900F	Intel Core i9-10900KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	30 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$423	$463 - $474
Place in performance rating	18	10
Processor Number	i9-10900F	i9-10900KF
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	640 KB	640 KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	2560 KB
L3 cache	20 MB	20 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz	5.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of threads	20	20
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015D
Configurable TDP-down		95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		3.30 GHz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)