The closer we get to the release of Intel's Comet Lake-S desktop processors, the more preliminary data emerges online revealing details about their performance. One of the latest leaks was published by user Tum_Apisak, who found testing results for the suspected Core i9-10900K in the Geekbench 5 benchmark database.
The i9-10900K processor is expected to be the successor to the i9-9900K, differing by two additional cores and slightly higher frequencies. While the Core i9-9900K has a base clock speed of 3.6 GHz that can boost to 5.0 GHz via Turbo Boost technology, the new chip's frequencies are 3.7 GHz and 5.1 GHz, respectively.
Based on the testing results published by Tum_Apisak, the new processor scores 1437 points in single-threaded tests and 11390 points in multi-core tests. In comparison, the Intel Core i9-9900K scores 1340 points in single-threaded tests and 8787 points in multi-core.
Thus, we can observe a 30% performance increase in multi-threaded mode. If it were only due to the increased number of processor cores, the performance would have increased by no more than 25 percent. Therefore, the performance boost can be attributed not only to this but also to the higher clock speed and an increase in the third-level cache size from 16 to 20 MB.
Some time ago, data was published indicating that Intel faced power consumption issues with Comet Lake processors for desktops, as they are still manufactured using 14nm process standards. However, everything now points to the fact that the company has managed to resolve the problems associated with high power consumption, allowing it to increase clock speeds and significantly boost processor performance.
It is worth noting that both chips could not be tested on the same motherboard and with the same cooling system, which undoubtedly affected the test results. Specifically, the suspected i9-10900K was tested on an ASRock Z490M Pro4 motherboard with 32 GB of DDR4 standard RAM installed.
The confirmed or refuted 30% performance increase can only be assessed once the new processors are available for sale. When this will happen is still uncertain.
Source: 3dnews.ru
