9900k Allegedly Listed on Amazon

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According to momomo_u gs on Twitter, Amazon listed a "9th gen" Intel i9 processor with 8 cores, 16 threads, and a $582.50 price tag . The screenshot of the Amazon webpage also revealed some interesting, dodecahedron shaped packaging. Another screenshot posted by the same user shows an October 19th release and NDA embargo date. Obviously, all this info has to be taken with a giant grain of salt, but it's certainly not the first 9900k leak we've seen.
 
Basically that is the holy grail of all Intel CPUs because it's 8 core 16 threads 95 watt which mean the average user can use air to cool it off. Plus it has solder thermal interface material this time around so you might be able to overclock it fry your motherboard and all that good stuff.
 
I am due for a refresh here at work, my i5-3570K is due for retirement, I could get onboard with this. 8 physical cores is Ideal, most of my tasks max out around there and if I need to disable hyper threading for security I wont be overly hampered.
 
I'm gonna hold out for that 3000x series AMD... if it doesn't pan out i'll just buy a cheap 8700K or something
 
Someone is going to try to sell this empty box on fleaBay and see if anyone bites, I am sure of it. :p
 
If my 4770K dies and I'm forced into an upgrade cycle, then I'd probably get one. Failing that, I'm waiting for an Intel CPU that doesn't have new vulnerabilities being disclosed every month.
 
It seems to me that this is the best "no compromises" CPU right now. Get both high per core performance (high clocks and high IPC) plus 8C/16T.

You can get more cores for the money from an AMD chip, but then per core performance will be sacrificed.

You can get the same per core performance for less money from Intel's 4 core offerings, but they you have fewer cores.

If I had to buy a CPU right now, this would be on my short list.

Question remains if they are actually going to be available, or back-ordered vapor ware though.

I also have high hopes that the next gen of Zen chips will inch closer to, and maybe even beat Intel's per core performance lead, due to Intel's 10nm process woes.

My 7 year old 3930k is still soldiering on at 4.8Ghz though. I'm itching for an upgrade, but I have yet to find a title it actually holds me back in, so I haven't yet. I know this is in large part to me being heavily GPU limited due to playing at 4k60hz, but even so, nothing released a has made me feel like I am being held back by it at all yet.

I'm thinking I'll probably wait for AMD's next gen and see what happens then.
 
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It seems to me that this is the best "no compromises" CPU right now. Get both high per core performance (high clocks and high IPC) plus 6C/12T.

You can get more cores for the money from an AMD chip, but then per core performance will be sacrificed.

You can get the same per core performance for less money from Intel's 4 core offerings, but they you have two fewer cores.

If I had to buy a CPU right now, this would be on my short list.

Question remains if they are actually going to be available, or back-ordered vapor ware though.

I also have high hopes that the next gen of Zen chips will inch closer to, and maybe even beat Intel's per core performance lead, due to Intel's 10nm process woes.

My 7 year old 3930k is still soldiering on at 4.8Ghz though. I'm itching for an upgrade, but I have yet to find a title it actually holds me back in, so I haven't yet. I know this is in large part to me being heavily GPU limited due to playing at 4k60hz, but even so, nothing released a has made me feel like I am being held back by it at all yet.

I'm thinking I'll probably wait for AMD's next gen and see what happens then.
the 9900 K is 8 cores 16 threads...
 
Very interested about this 9900k. Was almost decided on the 2700x but with reservations. This could be the combination of 2700x/8700k I was hoping for. I rather pay a bit more and get the extra speed, single core performance plus extra cores and not have to upgrade for a long time again.
 
I am due for a refresh here at work, my i5-3570K is due for retirement, I could get onboard with this. 8 physical cores is Ideal, most of my tasks max out around there and if I need to disable hyper threading for security I wont be overly hampered.

So, you are willing to spend big bucks on a CPU and then cut it's performance by at least 1/3? Guess you are a better man than me. :D
 
It seems to me that this is the best "no compromises" CPU right now. Get both high per core performance (high clocks and high IPC) plus 6C/12T.

You can get more cores for the money from an AMD chip, but then per core performance will be sacrificed.

You can get the same per core performance for less money from Intel's 4 core offerings, but they you have two fewer cores.

If I had to buy a CPU right now, this would be on my short list.

Question remains if they are actually going to be available, or back-ordered vapor ware though.

I also have high hopes that the next gen of Zen chips will inch closer to, and maybe even beat Intel's per core performance lead, due to Intel's 10nm process woes.

My 7 year old 3930k is still soldiering on at 4.8Ghz though. I'm itching for an upgrade, but I have yet to find a title it actually holds me back in, so I haven't yet. I know this is in large part to me being heavily GPU limited due to playing at 4k60hz, but even so, nothing released a has made me feel like I am being held back by it at all yet.

I'm thinking I'll probably wait for AMD's next gen and see what happens then.

You do have much better self control that I have. :)
 
You do have much better self control that I have. :)


Don't give me that type of praise too soon. I am currently trying to buy a 2080 ti Founders edition and matching water block :p


I'd just prefer to spend the money where it's going to make a difference for me, and I douvt replacing the CPU would make a noticeable change in pretty much anything I do.
 
Don't give me that type of praise too soon. I am currently trying to buy a 2080 ti Founders edition and matching water block :p

Well, a different kind of self control. I will stick with AMD and would love to find a cheap Crosshair V Formula Z, FX 9590 setup just to play around with. That said, although the 9900k will be good, I would rather stick with video cards in the $250 to $450 price range. (If I were going to spend $600 on a cpu, a 1950X would be a good consideration, just because.) I do not hate Intel, just that there are not going to go in any of my own personal builds.
 
So, you are willing to spend big bucks on a CPU and then cut it's performance by at least 1/3? Guess you are a better man than me. :D

Not all tasks benefit from hyper threading - it can slow many down. You really need to test with it on then off with your workloads to see if it's worth leaving on and not just assumed your always getting a boost with it enabled.
 
Pictures speak for themselves. Get your wallet out and I do mean ... very soon.

I not only saw all these pretty little boxes, I also saw a ton of 9900K's

I'm pretty sure I saw about 4 different z390 motherboards. I wasn't allowed to touch the boxes of anything because of an embargo.

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decisions...decisions...do I buy a 1080Ti or upgrade my entire CPU/mobo/memory etc and keep my GTX 1070!?
 
It's heartening to see the legacy of awkward boxes for Computer games in the 90s/2000s experience a resurgence today in the CPU market.
 
Not all tasks benefit from hyper threading - it can slow many down. You really need to test with it on then off with your workloads to see if it's worth leaving on and not just assumed your always getting a boost with it enabled.
And 90% of consumer will benefit from HT. This ranges from little benefit to lotta benefit.
 
What's with all the 'no HT' talk? Didn't OP say 8 core/16 thread? Maybe I missed something.
 
What's with all the 'no HT' talk? Didn't OP say 8 core/16 thread? Maybe I missed something.

If you have HT enabled, it allows a vector for a series of very serious attacks...Intel has tried to mitigate this with a combination of Microcode and OS patches that costs you 5~30+% of your CPU's performance depending on the task at hand...

I had a 5Ghz 3770K I retired back in Jan when the news of Meltdown/Spectre broke, since I knew it was going to be very bad and most like kill resale value..I jumped to a Ryzen 1600 @ 4.1Ghz and loved it, then jumped to a 2700 @ 4.3Ghz and love that even moar! I will be getting the top Zen3 SKU this coming winter/spring and the best thing is the lack of these issues (aside from one) that Intel suffers from and the fact I do not need to buy a new Mobo!
 
If you have HT enabled, it allows a vector for a series of very serious attacks...Intel has tried to mitigate this with a combination of Microcode and OS patches that costs you 5~30+% of your CPU's performance depending on the task at hand...

I had a 5Ghz 3770K I retired back in Jan when the news of Meltdown/Spectre broke, since I knew it was going to be very bad and most like kill resale value..I jumped to a Ryzen 1600 @ 4.1Ghz and loved it, then jumped to a 2700 @ 4.3Ghz and love that even moar! I will be getting the top Zen3 SKU this coming winter/spring and the best thing is the lack of these issues (aside from one) that Intel suffers from and the fact I do not need to buy a new Mobo!

Do we know for sure the Zen 2 will be same mobo? I'm also waiting for a 3700x (or whatever the name is) but i heard it might be a new chipset.
 
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