Intel Comet Lake Desktop pricing leaks reveal pushed down per core pricing
Intel Comet Lake Desktop pricing leaks reveal pushed down per core pricing
In this leak, early retail pricing for Intel’s i9-10900, i7-10700K and i7-10700 have become available, revealing Canadian prices of $679, $585 and $506 respectively.Â
What this reveals is reduced per-core/thread pricing from Intel, as the same retailer currently lists Intel’s i9-9900, i7-9700K and i7-9700 for $678, $578 and $502 at the time of writing. When compared to their last-generation counterparts, Intel’s new i9 series will top out at ten cores and twenty threads, whereas Intel’s new i7 series will release with eight cores and sixteen threads, delivering Intel fans more value for money.Â
For Intel users, this seems like a great deal. However, it is worth remembering that AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series is available, offering users 12 cores and 24 threads for $649.99 (Canadian) with their Ryzen 9 3900X at the time of writing, and eight cores and sixteen threads for $429.99 with their Ryzen 7 3700X. Looking at Intel’s pricing, it seems like AMD will continue to offer strong pricing when compared to its rival, though Intel’s focus on single-threaded performance will likely win them some benchmarking battles.Â
Another factor that’s worth considering is that AMD’s Ryzen series all ship with stock cooling solutions, something which Intel’s lineup typically lacks. With this in mind, AMD users have an even greater value proposition, making it unlikely for Intel’s 10th generation processors to force a price decrease for Ryzen processors.Â
While these new prices aren’t official, they point towards positive, but not transformative, move from Intel with regards to value for money. Regardless, our stance is to wait for reviews before judging a new product lineup. Â
Below are the leaked specifications of Intel’s Comet Lake-S desktop lineup.Â
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| Â | Cores/Threads | Base Clock | Single Core Turbo |
All Core Turbo |
Turbo Boost 3.0 | Velocity Boost | TDP |
| i9-10900K | 10/20 | 3.7Â GHz | 5.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 5.2 GHz | +100MHz | 125W |
| i9-10900 | 10/20 | 2.8Â GHz | 5.0 GHz | 4.5GHz | 5.1 GHz | +100MHz | 65W |
| i7-10700K | 8/16 | 3.8Â GHz | 5.0 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 5.1 GHz | – | 125W |
| i7-10700 | 8/16 | 2.9Â GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz | – | 65W |
| i5-10600K | 6/12 | 4.1Â GHz | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz | – | – | 125W |
| i5-10600 | 6/12 | 3.3Â GHz | 4.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz | – | – | 65W |
| i5-10500 | 6/12 | 3.1Â GHz | 4.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz | – | – | 65W |
| i5- 10400 | 6/12 | 2.9 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.0 GHz | – | – | 65W |
| i3-10320 | 4/8 | 3.8Â GHz | 4.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz | – | – | 65W |
| i3-10300 | 4/8 | 3.7Â GHz | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz | – | – | 65W |
| i3-10100 | 4/8 | 3.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.1 GHz | – | – | 65W |
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