Core i9-10900T: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10900T provides acceptable benchmark performance at 9.71% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

Summary

Intel started Core i9-10900T sales 1 April 2020. This is desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 10 cores and 20 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4600 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1200 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt. It supports DDR4-2933 memory.

Primary details

Core i9-10900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking798
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Release date1 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)
Threads20
Base clock speed1.9 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed4.6 GHzof 50 MHz (i486DX-50)
Bus rate8 GT/s
L3 cache20 MB Intel® Smart Cacheof 1179648 KB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 0.18 µm (K6-2+/450ACZ)
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900T compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
SIPP+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+
StatusDiscontinued

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
EDB+
Secure Key+
Identity Protection+
SGXYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i9-10900T's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9654)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i9-10900T.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB
Quick Sync Video+
Clear Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz
InTru 3D+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10900T's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10900T's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10900T's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12
OpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i9-10900T. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-10900T 9.71

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-10900T 14822

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-10900T 1451

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-10900T 6533

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i9-10900T's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Core i3-14100 101.44
Core i9-10900T 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i9-10900T is Ryzen 7 1700, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i9-10900T:

Ryzen 7 1700X 105.66
Core i9-10900T 100

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