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Today, Intel introduced a 10th generation Core desktop processor and an Intel 400 series chipset processor that can be used with this processor. This tenth generation core processor is made from a 14nm ++ process that is no different from the ninth generation core processor currently being sold as the flagship, but the core design as IPC is the same as Skylake, but the improvement in the clock speed operation is performed, so the core and thread are arbitrary. The activation and inactivation of phosphorous became possible. There were only internal physical changes to the processor, but the connection to external peripherals did not change much. In particular, it supports PCIe Gen3 as-is, and system memories are slightly faster with DDR4-2933. Also, the recently released Z490 chipset has changed from the existing LGA 1151 to the LGA1200 with higher number of pins, so it is not compatible with the 9th generation core processors.
▲ Die image of Intel 10th generation Core i9 10900K processor (source, Intel)
The Core i9 10900K processor, the highlight of 10th generation core processors, can handle 10 cores and 20 threads at the same time, which has the same basic framework as existing 8th and 9th generation core processor designs. Looking at the image above, it can be largely divided into the central part of the left processor and the right graphics core, and the overall appearance is rectangular. Each core has a ring bus structure that exchanges data between cores, and each L1 cache size that is equal per core equals 32 KB of data and instructions, and the bottom L2 cache is 256 KB. And the size of the L3 cache that can be shared and used by all the cores is the Core i9 10900K, which has the largest capacity of 20 MB.
▲ The overall design of the processor box has been changed completely differently and changed to the Intel basic color, drab blue, and the Core i9 10900K processor, the top-tier product in the center, adopts a “transparent design “so that the processor can be seen from the outside.
■ Best Intel Core i9 10900K processor
The Core i9 10900K processor, which is the most popular processor in particular, and the most popular in Korea, can handle 10 threads / 20 threads in the same way as the Core i9 10900KF, which does not include a graphics core. And Turbo Boost 3.0, which runs on a single core, runs at 5.3 GHz and has the lowest latency among Intel’s line of processors. As a result, Intel emphasizes that it is the best gaming processor out there.
In addition to Intel’s overclocking software, Extreme Tuning Utility, Intel Performance Maximizer also allows you to enable or disable hyperthreading per core with an update, as well as change Vcore’s voltage and frequency for better performance. It is made from the same physical process as the 9th generation central processor, but it can be said that it can activate the core for greater efficiency.
Tenth generation core processors help reduce die height and change the thickness of the IHS that covers the exterior of the processor, helping to generate more aggressive heat. The height of the existing processor matrix was 800 µm, but the height was reduced to 500 µm and the thickness of the IHS was increased by the space reserved. Furthermore, there seems to be a change in the thermal Christ to join. Through this, the existing thermal structure, which had been stingy until now, will be discarded and changed to a more advanced structure, which will greatly improve the temperature of the processor.
In addition to the Turbo Boost Max 3.0, which was applied only to 9th generation advanced core processors, a thermal speed boost function was added, and this technology can only be used on 10th generation Core i9 processors in the same way.
Turbo Boost 2.0: Basic core speed improvement technology applied to the tenth generation Core i9, Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3
Turbo Boost Max 3.0: This technology, which was applied only to the previous generation Core X high-end processor, has now been applied to the new 10th generation Core i9 and the secondary core Core i7, which can maintain clocks higher than Turbo Boost 2.0 and operate more actively merged with the operating system. Cores “(about the number of favorite cores?) The technology was applied, but since there are cores with different performance for each processor, the operating system extracts the two cores that have the fastest operating speed and tests the cores that require a lot of occupation in the operating system By automatically assigning priority among the loaded programs, the user can always be fast Currently, he must use Windows 10 64-bit build 1609 or later to use this technology.
Thermal speed increase: The technology’s original low-power processor, the Mobile Core for 9th and 10th generation portable processors, has been applied to the desktop, but only the Core i9 series of 10th generation Core processors for desktop computers. This technology generates a higher boost clock than Turbo Boost Max 3.0 when the temperature below the processor is continuously detected. This 10th generation Core i9 processor is known to be deployed when the critical temperature is below 70 degrees, and is a technology that can only be felt by users who purchase and install a high-cooling solution.
■ What are the prices of 10th generation Intel Core processors?
▲ 10th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor Specifications and Pricing
The price of the processor is approximately the following. (1,000 units, exchange rate of USD 1220 as of May 1)
● Core i9 10900K: $ 488 (approximately 595,388 won in Korean currency, VAT not included)
● Core i9 10900KF: $ 472 (approximately 575,867 Korean won, VAT not included)
● Core i7 10700K: $ 374 (approximately 456,302 won in Korean currency, VAT not included)
● Core i7 10700KF: $ 349 (approximately 425,800 Korean won, VAT not included)
● Core i5 10600K: $ 262 (approximately 319,655 won in Korean currency, VAT not included)
● Core i5 10600KF: $ 237 (approximately KRW 289,154 USD, VAT not included)
Looking at the processor pricing policy, first, “K, KF, Non-K, Non-F) was divided into 4 different types of processors with a single item number. In the case of a 9th generation core processor, the processors K and KF are the same. Unlike prices and gradual price reductions, products are sold at different prices from the start of launch, with Core i9 $ 16 (20,000 won), Core i7 $ 25 (30,000 won) and finally Core i5 showed a small difference of $ 25 (30,000 won), but if you are installing an external graphics card, it seems a good option to buy an F processor with a missing graphics core than a K processor that includes a core of graphics. .
The price announced by Intel seems to be understood as the normal shipping price, and the tax is different for each state that can be sold and bought, and if it is imported from Korea, it is good to estimate the approximate price by adding the VAT level. What cannot be understood with just a simple calculation method is that it is good to understand Hanwha’s price only insofar as “in the case of Intel’s high-end processor families, it jumps depending on stock condition and the conditions of supply and demand in the market. ”
■ Intel Z490 Express chipset
Intel’s new Z490 chipset for 10th-gen core processors is produced in the same 14nm process as current processors, and as seen on some Z490 chipset motherboards that were reviewed in the brainbox, it cools the chipset to a relatively simple heat sink. It appears to have a low TDP, but according to specifications released by Intel today, the chip processor consumes 6W, and the price of the chipset is $ 50 per 1,000.
▲ Intel Z490 chipset diagram
First off, unlike the AMD Ryzen processor chipset, only the top series Z490 chipset also supports overclocking, and all overclockable processors have a TDP of 125W, so the motherboards using this chipset are at least 12V, except the mini ITX standard. Requires an auxiliary power input with a combination of 8 + 4 pins. Also, for processors that support more active overclocking, two 8-pin 12V connectors must be connected. Other submodels have the same line as the 300 series chipsets: H470 $ 32 per 1,000, B460 $ 28, and finally H410 $ 26. These chipsets are made from the same 14nm process and all have a 6W TDP.
The Intel Z490 chipset is connected to the 10th generation core processor with a bandwidth of 32 Gbps per address via the DMI 3.0 bus, with 24 PCI-Express 3.0 lanes to peripherals and a total of 40 PCIe, including 16 PCIe lanes processor independent. I have a lane.It also connects up to three M.2 NVMe (4x 3 = 12 PCIe lanes) and USB 3.2 host controllers, Thunderbolt 3 controllers, and 10GbE wireless networks.
The following is a summary of 10th generation Intel processors.
● Performance part: Hyper-threading applied to all processors
● Thermal part: changes the thermal structure of the existing processor
● Memory: Core i9, i7 processors support dual-channel DDR4-2944, single-channel DDR4-4000 natively, and Core i5, i3 only support DDR4-2666.
● New LAN specification included: AX201 wireless LAN with Wi-Fi6, I225V 2.5Gbps wired LAN
● USB port change: USB 3.2 increased to a total of 12
● Last – Next-gen core processors will be supported
For comparison to the existing ninth generation line of core processors, the Core i9 9900K and KF series, which were considered only for specs, have the same specs as the Core i7 10700K and KF processors, but even without overclocking due to increased clock base and booster watch. It looks like you can expect fast performance. The physical and structural changes to the IHS and thermal methods have probably not been applied to the fact that the method has been used to derive temperature through the “Tutta” in the past, and has somehow not changed significantly. Of course, the “K” series that supports overclocking may have introduced such an evolved thermal method, but the “Non K” processor that has not been overclocked will not be significantly different from the current IHS thermal method. Because it has the same TDP of 65W.
The tenth generation core processor and Z490 chipset-based motherboard announced by Intel today are expected to enter large-scale sales starting in mid-May. Guess carefully whether or not to follow the “distributable demand and supply situation” of the performance of the tenth generation central processor, which will increase the amount of sales that will have a positive impact on sales. Anyway, another die was thrown. AMD features a Ryzen 3 processor with a quad-core specification, and the price change from existing Ryzen processors is another point of view.
