i9-10900K vs Athlon 950

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated507
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data15.59
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data10.83
Architecture codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date6 March 2000 (24 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999$488

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads120
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed0.95 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm14 nm
Die size102 mm2206 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C72 °C
Number of transistors22 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)62 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 950 and Core i9-10900K.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2000 30 April 2020
Physical cores 1 10
Threads 1 20
Chip lithography 180 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon 950 has 101.6% lower power consumption.

i9-10900K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 20 years, 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

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