Intel brings new features to desktop with its 10th Generation of Comet Lake-S CPUs
Intel brings new features to desktop with its 10th Generation of Comet Lake-S CPUs
The core of Intel’s marketing is that “Frequency Matters”, and that most applications can benefit more from higher levels of single-threaded performance than they can from simply adding more cores into the mix, a clear dig at AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series. Intel’s research also suggests that “around 60% of games are optimised for single-core”.Â
With clock speeds that can reach as high as 5.3GHz, Intel’s 10th generation CPU lineup is designed to deliver incredible levels of single-threaded CPU performance while also offering consumers up to 10 cores and 20 threads. Intel has also upgraded its processor lineup to ensure that all i3, i5, i7 and i9 processors feature Hyperthreading, bringing Intel’s CPU lineup in line with AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series.Â
Intel has also changed the way it has built its processors to handle thermals better and to deliver higher burst clock speeds. To do this, Intel has brought Thermal Velocity Boost and Turbo Boost 3.0 to desktop while changing how they build their integrated heat spreaders, and silicon dies.Â
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Intel has also created an enhanced version of its Extreme Overclocking Utility, giving Intel an alternative to AMD’s Ryzen Master Software. With this tool, Intel has delivered its customers new overclocking features, the ability to enable and disable hyperthreading on a per-core basis and enhanced voltage/frequency controls.Â
Intel’s performance Maximizer tool has also been updated to deliver Comet Lake users higher performance levels and increased overclock stability.Â
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Before now, Intel’s Turbo Boost 3.0 technology has mostly remained exclusive to Intel’s high-end desktop processors, but now it has finally reached Intel’s core lineup.Â
With Turbo Boost 3.0, Intel can define the two best CPU cores on their processors to enable higher levels of single-threaded turbo performance across their processor’s strongest cores. These cores will vary on a CPU-by-CPU basis. These cores require no extra voltage to achieve these higher clock speeds.Â
In Intel’s i9-10900K, the processor’s maximum single-core clock speed is 5.1GHz, but with Turbo Boost 3.0, this becomes 5.2GHz. Add on Intel’s Thermal Velocity Boost, which requires you to cool your processor below 70 degrees, and peak clock speeds can be increased to 5.3GHz.Â
| Â | Cores/ Threads |
Base Clock (Up To) |
Single Core Turbo (Up To) |
All Core Turbo (Up To) |
Turbo Boost 3.0 | Velocity Boost | TDP | Memory Speed |
Graphics | RCP Pricing (USD 1K) |
| i9-10900K | 10/20 | 3.7Â GHz | 5.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 5.2 GHz | +100 MHz | 125W | DDR4- 2933 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$488 |
| i9-10900KF | 10.20 | 3.7 GHz | 5.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 5.2 GHz | +100 MHz | 125W | DDR4- 2933 MHz |
– | $472 |
| i9-10900 | 10/20 | 2.8Â GHz | 5.0 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz | +100 MHz | 65W | DDR4- 2933 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$439 |
| i9-10900F | 10/20 | 2.8 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz | +100 MHz | 65W | DDR4- 2933 MHz |
– | $422 |
| i7-10700K | 8/16 | 3.8Â GHz | 5.0 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 5.1 GHz | – | 125W | DDR4- 2933 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$374 |
| i7-10700KF | 8/16 | 3.8 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 5.1 GHz | – | 125W | DDR4- 2933 MHz |
– | $349 |
| i7-10700 | 8/16 | 2.9Â GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz | – | 65W | DDR4- 2933 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$323 |
| i7-10700F | 8/16 | 2.9 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz | – | 65W | DDR4- 2933 MHz |
– | $298 |
| i5-10600K | 6/12 | 4.1Â GHz | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz | – | – | 125W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$262 |
| i5-10600KF | 6/12 | 4.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 4.5GHz | – | – | 125W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
– | $237 |
| i5-10600 | 6/12 | 3.3Â GHz | 4.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz | – | – | 65W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$213 |
| i5-10500 | 6/12 | 3.1Â GHz | 4.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz | – | – | 65W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$192 |
| i5-10400 | 6/12 | 2.9 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.0 GHz | – | – | 65W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$182 |
| i5-10400F | 6/12 | 2.9 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.0 GHz | Â | – | 65W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
– | $157 |
| i3-10320 | 4/8 | 3.8Â GHz | 4.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz | – | – | 65W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$154 |
| i3-10300 | 4/8 | 3.7Â GHz | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz | – | – | 65W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$143 |
| i3-10100 | 4/8 | 3.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.1 GHz | – | – | 65W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$122 |
| Pentium Gold G-6600 |
2/4 | 4.2 GHz | – | – | – | – | 58W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$86 |
| Pentium Gold G-6500 |
2/4 | 4.1 GHz | – | – | – | – | 58W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 630 |
$75 |
| Pentium Gold G-6400 |
2/4 | 4.0 GHz | – | – | – | – | 58W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 610 |
$64 |
| Celeron G-5920 |
2/2 | 3.5 GHz | – | – | – | – | 58W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD |
$52 |
| Celeron G-5900 |
2/2 | 3.4 GHz | – | – | – | – | 58W | DDR4- 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 610 |
$42 |
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Sadly, Intel wouldn’t talk to us in detail about their Z490 chipset, though Intel’s slides have confirmed that their Comet Lake-S series processors will support up to 40 platform PCIe 3.0 lanes. This means that Intel’s Comet Lake-S processors will not support PCIe 4.0.Â
During Intel’s presentation, they did not confirm the release date of their 10th Generation Comet Lake processors.Â
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