Core i9-9900K Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/16MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

The i9-9900K has been an absolute beast in my system. With 8 cores and 16 threads, it handles everything I throw at it—gaming, streaming, video editing, and multitasking—all without breaking a sweat. Games run buttery smooth, and rendering times are noticeably faster compared to my old CPU. Overclocking is straightforward, and with decent cooling, it stays stable even under heavy loads. The single-core performance is still excellent, making it one of the best CPUs for gaming even today. Pair it with a good GPU, and you’ve got a system that can handle modern titles with ease. Yes, it runs a bit hot if you push it, but that’s to be expected with this much performance. As long as you’ve got proper cooling, it’s rock solid. Overall, the 9900K is a fantastic balance of speed, reliability, and multitasking power—well worth the investment.

The Intel i9-9900K is an absolute powerhouse of a processor that has exceeded all my expectations. From the moment I installed it in my system, it has consistently delivered unparalleled performance in every task I throw at it. The 8-core, 16-thread architecture of the i9-9900K ensures seamless multitasking, effortlessly handling resource-intensive applications, gaming, and content creation with ease. It's a beast of a processor that never breaks a sweat, even under heavy workloads. Gaming on the i9-9900K is an absolute joy. It provides smooth frame rates, eliminates stuttering, and drastically reduces loading times, creating an immersive gaming experience like no other. This CPU truly lets you unleash the full potential of your high-end graphics card.

I upgraded from an i5 9600kf and the difference was very noticeable with loading, compression and other everyday tasks just is a lot faster, this has also improved most of my games fps by minimum of 10 fps. I already had a decent motherboard with 32gb RAM etc but wanted to boost the processor: It is still an OTT processor for today's applications and now its coming down in price, it is a no brainer to purchase this over 10th gen i7, or Ryzen (because of having to change motherboard and most likely ram as well ie 2666 to 3600 as example and in AMD's case lack of stock). So if you have a 8th/9th gen motherboard and are looking to upgrade from an i3/i5 and even an i7 then this processor is a cheap way in getting near top performance.

I was torn between buying this CPU or the i7-9700k until the i9-9900k came up for sale cheaper than the i7 2 days after Prime Day. Having built it into a new rig (Specs below if you care) I'm remarkably glad that I did. All the games I own run at top settings and without a hitch, even Fallout 4 (Which is a single core heavy game), heavily modded and with HUGE settlements. This CPU eliminates the eyestrain, motion sickness and headaches I was having with some titles (I'm looking at you Fallout 4 you pos). It does this because it's so ridiculously powerful that it serves frames to the GFX card as fast as they're needed, which means no invisible lag, stutter, frame drop or any other irritating, headache causing issues. I've owned it for a month now (August 2019). It's built into an Aorus Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI with 32GB DDR4 and a BE QUIET Dark Rock 4, running off two M.2 NVME SSD's and with a 1080ti into an ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q with two 24inch 1080p side screens. I use this for work and play, it's not just a toy. You will need a aftermarket cooler, it doesn't ship with a fan at all. I'm not a fan of water cooling so I bought the Be Quiet Dark Rock 4. When I'm gaming the fan kicks in, the rest of the time it doesn't turn, at all making the PC remarkably quiet. I tend to upgrade every 4 years, and I always agonise over the hardware as I always pass it on to family members when I am done with it and I expect not to have to upgrade until 4-5 years have passed. I alternate this with my GFX card which I upgrade every 2-3 years. I am more than happy with the longevity inherent in this build. Conclusion: this was a damn fine purchase, especially at the HUGE reduction I got in the sales. Credentials: Professional games reviewer and journalist, former game dev.

The i9 9900k is a monster of a CPU for pretty much every task. I've paired mine up with a GTX 1080ti and 32 GB of DDR4 3000Mhz RAM and it's an absolute powerhouse. I upgraded from an i7 7700k and it has made a very noticable change on performance across the board (as you would expect.) Idling at a very cool 30-35 Celsius and peaking at 40-45 during gaming sessions. (My cooler is a Corsair H100i Platinum AIO Liquid cooler with 2 LL120 fans). I would highly recommend this processor for anyone looking at the 9th generation Intel chips as it and the rest of the i9 9900 variants are the only ones of that generation to feature hyperthreading.

Nei dettagli del prodotto, nelle schede, è indicato come 5Ghz, mentre nella descrizione è scritto che la sua frequenza massima è 5Ghz. Nella confezione, dicitura alquanto lacunosa è indicato come "5Ghz SBLOCCATO". Il fatto è che questo microprocessore può sì raggiungere i 5Ghz, ma SOLO CON OVERCLOCK, una procedura che accelera la frequenza ma compromette la stabilità del microprocessore e c'è un rischio elevato di surriscaldamento. Il microprocessore qui indicato è in realtà un 3.60Ghz (senza overclock), dato questo NON INDICATO NÉ NELLE SCHEDE NÉ NELLA DESCRIZIONE. Si potrebbe quindi parlare di pubblicità ingannevole, dato che io l'ho acquistato credendo fosse un 5Ghz che invece non è.

Received the CPU in a fee days delivered in The Netherlands in good packaging. CPU is now working in my upgraded PC. Thank you!

i5 9400Fからの載せ換えです。 360mmの簡易水冷を使って全コア常時5Ghzで使っていますが温度はゲーム時で50~65℃を保ってます。評判通りのとても良いCPUだと思います。 RTX2080と合わせて2K 144hzで遊んでいますがAPEXとかだと144に頭打ちして快適に遊べます。

Is it i9. Don't make me laugh, if tou use your SL no and batch no. In intel site then there is only 2.7 years of warenty. And if you benchmark it then it performs like a i5. We know that there is a shortage, but bro you chose a wrong person to sell this overpriced processor. I have already filed a complaint. But there is so much delay in processing that. Let's see what will happen

Works as intended, slightly pricey especially with the multiple high end options available nowadays but fantastic performance.