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Intel Core i9-11900 vs Intel Core i9-10900. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i9-11900
Intel Core i9-11900
Released
Q2/2020
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-10900
Intel Core i9-10900

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-11900 or Intel Core i9-10900? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-11900 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Intel Core i9-10900 has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    428 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-11900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    77 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    85 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1003 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    52 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    529 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    21 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    128 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    117 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    291 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.25 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    117 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    63 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    52 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    89 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    279 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    50 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    664 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    230 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow Intel Core i 10000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-10900 left arrow Intel Core i9-9900
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-11900
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.20 GHz left arrow 5.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.30 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-10900 and Intel Core i9-11900. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-11900 and Intel Core i9-10900 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    224 W / 56 s left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-11900 and Intel Core i9-11900, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 20.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q2/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-11900 and Intel Core i9-10900.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1630
Intel Core i9-11900
1354
Intel Core i9-10900
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1831
Intel Core i9-11900
1379
Intel Core i9-10900
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
9674
Intel Core i9-11900
10744
Intel Core i9-10900
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed
6.5
Intel Core i9-11900
6.5
Intel Core i9-10900
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
666
Intel Core i9-11900
461
Intel Core i9-10900

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