Intel Core i9-9900T 35W CPU Listing Appears Online

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A new energy-efficient Intel Core i9-9900 variant was spotted on Yahoo! Auctions: the i9-9900T, which is listed as an engineering sample, features a TDP of only 35W. Its base frequency is allegedly 1.7GHz, 1.9GHz down from the standard 95W i9-9900K/KF. Pricing, or whether it will even make it to shelves, is up for debate.

The processor listed was said to be an engineering sample (ES). Accompanying photos show a QQC0 identifier on its integrated heatsink (IHS). The Intel Core i9-9900T is expected to be produced under Intel's 14nm++ process and inherit the Core i9-9900K's eight cores, 16 threads and 16MB of L3 cache. However, being a T-series chip, it should come with slower clock speeds to earn the 35W TDP (thermal design power) badge.
 
You really shouldn't castrate the performance of eight cores by cutting the power by a factor of three.
 
Found this on Yahoo Auction: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l502643981 45,000 yen is USD $411.

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EDIT: I found out by Google Translate- 23時間 means that it's 23 hours left as I'm typing. (6:58am PT)

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That 1495 points Cinebench R15 score is actually not too bad, it puts the 35 W i9-9900T close to a 65 W Ryzen 2700 (which scores around 1550 points).
 
Ryzen 2600 scores more like 1250 points at stock. Only if you overclock the 2600 quite a bit it can go over 1400.
 
chithanh said:
Ryzen 2600 scores more like 1250 points at stock. Only if you overclock the 2600 quite a bit it can go over 1400.
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Yeah I was looking OCd and that blows the 65W out of the water. Oh well. My bad.
 
Most of the time, you can get the same power level from the big 95w CPU just by underclocking manually.

Since the entire boost range is already determined for this CPU, all you'd have to do is adjust the turbos down.

Intel will charge the exact same same price for this as it does for the "95w" version, you can be sure of that.

Going with the K would actually be PREFERABLE, as you could tune to the exact desired frequency and power range. If you go T, you're stuck with 35w forever more.

For OEMs looking to build a gimmick, this is perfect. But for anyione else?
 
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Dammit, this is probably going to be coming to the Mac Mini sometime in the near future. I was planning to buy one this week. Bummer.
 
martinmsj said:
Dammit, this is probably going to be coming to the Mac Mini sometime in the near future. I was planning to buy one this week. Bummer.
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The Mac Mini uses 65w processors. This thing would get trounced by the i5-8500B

Note: the "B" indicates BGA package, not a lower power class.
 
defaultluser said:
Most of the time, you can get the same power level from the big 95w CPU just by underclocking manually.

Since the entire boost range is already determined for this CPU, all you'd have to do is adjust the turbos down.

Intel will charge the exact same same price for this as it does for the "95w" version, you can be sure of that.

Going with the K would actually be PREFERABLE, as you could tune to the exact desired frequency and power range. If you go T, you're stuck with 35w forever more.

For OEMs looking to build a gimmick, this is perfect. But for anyione else?
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I wouldn't be so sure. The last T series cpu I bought cost $20 more than the cheapest base model did.
 
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