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Intel Core i9-9900KF vs Intel Core i9-9900KS. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2019
Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Core i9-9900KF
Released
Q4/2019
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Intel Core i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9900KF or Intel Core i9-9900KS? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-9900KF has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Intel Core i9-9900KS has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 127 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    143 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 127 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    133 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    130 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    116 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    295 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    56 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    153 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    90 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    70 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    282 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    244 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900KS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    190 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    111 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    127 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    121 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    262 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    246 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    54 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    646 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    161 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    6 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    74 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    256 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Core i9-9900KS Intel Core i9-9900KS
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
    9 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-10900KF left arrow --
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
    3.60 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 5.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    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)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9900KS and Intel Core i9-9900KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9900KF and Intel Core i9-9900KS to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 127 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    119 W / 28 s left arrow 159 W / 28 s
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9900KF and Intel Core i9-9900KF, 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 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q4/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9900KF and Intel Core i9-9900KS.

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
1284
Intel Core i9-9900KF
1284
Intel Core i9-9900KS
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
12450
Intel Core i9-9900KF
12704
Intel Core i9-9900KS
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
518
Intel Core i9-9900KF
518
Intel Core i9-9900KS
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
4995
Intel Core i9-9900KF
5226
Intel Core i9-9900KS
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
219
Intel Core i9-9900KF
222
Intel Core i9-9900KS
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2245
Intel Core i9-9900KF
2201
Intel Core i9-9900KS
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
1342
Intel Core i9-9900KF
1419
Intel Core i9-9900KS
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
8779
Intel Core i9-9900KF
9471
Intel Core i9-9900KS
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
5.75
Intel Core i9-9900KF
5.75
Intel Core i9-9900KS
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
165.4
Intel Core i9-9900KF
148
Intel Core i9-9900KS
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
6250
Intel Core i9-9900KF
6250
Intel Core i9-9900KS
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
35769
Intel Core i9-9900KF
38244
Intel Core i9-9900KS
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
20192
Intel Core i9-9900KF
21095
Intel Core i9-9900KS

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