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Intel Core i9-10900K 10-core Processor and Z490 Chipset Rumored to be released April 2020
Intel Gen 10 Comet Lake processors, based on Intel's 14nm process and an underlying microarchitecture that is Skylake is next year's desktop processor series from Intel. It makes a step towards 10-core processors with Intels Core i9-10900 that has 10C/20T fabbed at 14nm+++ and due for release in April, with a Z490 chipset.
Intel's next-generation Z490 chipset powered motherboards and 10th Gen Comet Lake-S CPUs are expected to arrive in April 2020. The news comes from HKPEC who has received details from industry insiders and is expecting the new chipset to bring a substantial update.
The release involves the next-gen processor line and their respective LGA1200 socket based chipsets. There is a pin count change and that this, of course, requires a new processor socket; meet socket LGA1200 as opposed to the current socket LGA1151. Likely current coolers can and will fit though. The new chipsets would be named H410, Q470, Z490, and W480. The Q470 and W480 chipsets would be aimed at embedded devices, H410 would become available for consumer motherboards as embedded, however, of course, would not be pin-compatible with the W480 and Q470 chipsets. Z490 is likely to support the 'our thang' that fast, the furious and overclockable chips in that enthusiast range.
- Up To 10 processor cores for enhanced performance
- Up To 30 PCH-H High-Speed I/O lanes for port flexibility
- Up To 40 PCIe 3.0 Lanes (16 CPU, up to 24 PCH)
- Media & Display features for premium 4K content support
- Integrated + Discrete Intel Wireless-AC (Wi-Fi/BT CNVi) Support
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) Support
- Enhanced Core and memory overclock
- Integrated USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10 Gb/s) support
- Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST)
- Programmable (Open FW SDK) Quad-Core Audio DSP
- C10 & S0ix Support for Modern Standby
The new Intel processors will stick to 16 PCIe lanes and the slides do indicate that to be PCIe Gen 3.0, then another 24 lanes for the chipsets and inbetween a DMI 3.0 link, that would be a 4 lane interconnect. WCCFTech, who leaked the info you see below, indicates that Intel wants to introduce models with ten cores and twenty threads. The fastest Core i9 mentioned is handed out a handsome turbo of 5.1 GHz (that is a single core value). The base clock is 3.0 GHz. You'll notice in the tables below that the Core i7 models will have eight cores and 16 threads, and the i5 six cores with hyperthreading. What is interesting to observe is the relatively low TDP assigned to even the fastest parts, 65 Watts.
| Core / thread | Base clock | Boost clock | L3 cache | TDP | |
| Intel Core i9 10900K | 10/20 | ? | ? | 20 MB | ? |
| Intel Core i9 10900 | 10/20 | 3.0 GHz | 5.1 GHz | 20 MB | 65W |
| Intel Core i9 10900T | 10/20 | 2.0 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 20 MB | 35W |
| Intel Core i7 10700K | 8/16 | ? | ? | 16 MB | ? |
| Intel Core i7 10700 | 8/16 | 3.0 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 16 MB | 65W |
| Intel Core i7 10700T | 8/16 | 2.0 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 16 MB | 35W |
| Intel Core i5 10500K | 6/12 | ? | ? | 12 MB | ? |
| Intel Core i5 10500 | 6/12 | 3.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 12 MB | 65W |
| Intel Core i5 10500T | 6/ 12 | 2.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz | 12 MB | 35W |
| Intel Core i3 10100K | 4/8 | ? | ? | 8 MB | ? |
| Intel Core i3 10100 | 4/8 | 3.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 8 MB | 65W |
| Intel Core i3-10100T | 4/8 | 2.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 8 MB | 35W |
| Intel Pentium G6400 | 2/4 | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 4 MB | 65W |
| Intel Pentium G6400T | 2/4 | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 4 MB | 35W |
| Intel Celeron G5900 | 2/2 | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 2 MB | 65W |
| Intel Celeron G5900T | 2/2 | 3.0 GHz | 3.0 GHz | 2 MB | 35W |
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Intel 400 series chipsets | ||||
| Chipset Name | Intel Z490 | Intel W480 | Intel Q470 | Intel H410 |
| Total HSIO Lanes | 46 Lanes (16 CPI + 30 PCH) | 46 Lanes (16 CPI + 30 PCH) | 46 Lanes (16 CPI + 30 PCH) | 30 Lanes (16 CPI + 14 PCH) |
| Total PCIe 3.0 Lanes (CPU + PCH) | Up To 40 (16 CPU + | Up To 40 (16 CPU + | Up To 40 (16 CPU + | 22 (16 CPU + 6 PCIe 2.0) |
| Chipset PCIe 3.0 Lanes | Up To 24 | Up To 24 | Up To 24 | 6 (PCIe 2.0 Only) |
| SATA 3.0 Ports | Up To 8 | Up To 8 | Up To 6 | 4 |
| Maximum USB 3.2 Ports Gen 2 (10 Gb / s) / Gen 1 (5 Gb / s) | 43687 | 43687 | 43626 | 0/4 |
| Tota USB Ports (Maximum USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gb / s)) | 14 (10) | 14 (10) | 14 (10) | 10 (4) |
| Intel RST Technology For PCIe 3.0 storage ports | 3 PCH | 3 PCH | 3 PCH | 0 |
| eSPI | 2 Chip Select | 2 Chip Select | 2 Chip Select | 1 Chip Select |
| Overclocking Support | Yes | AFTER | AFTER | AFTER |
| Processor PCIe Express 3.0 Lanes Configuration | 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 + 2x4 | 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 + 2x4 | 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 + 2x4 | 1x16 |
| Display Support (Ports / Pipes) | 43527 | 43527 | 43527 | 43526 |
| DMI 3.0 Lanes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 (DMI 2.0 Only) |
| System Memory Channels / DPC | 2/2 (DDR4-2666) | 2/2 (DDR4-2666) | 2/2 (DDR4-2666) | 2/1 (DDR4-2666) |
Tables and slides courtesy of Wccftech.
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#5740229 Posted on: 12/11/2019 06:41 PM
Yeah, someone already posted this.. I think it was pretty obvious I was speaking of performance but maybe not.
10nm clearly can't hit the desired target frequencies yet and that's why this is shipping on 14nm and not 10nm - they can't launch their 10 core flagship product and it caps out at ~4ghz and not 5 like last years model on essentially the same architecture.
They just went backwards with 22nm, so....technically they can?
Yeah, someone already posted this.. I think it was pretty obvious I was speaking of performance but maybe not.
10nm clearly can't hit the desired target frequencies yet and that's why this is shipping on 14nm and not 10nm - they can't launch their 10 core flagship product and it caps out at ~4ghz and not 5 like last years model on essentially the same architecture.
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#5740293 Posted on: 12/11/2019 09:50 PM
Yeah, someone already posted this.. I think it was pretty obvious I was speaking of performance but maybe not.
10nm clearly can't hit the desired target frequencies yet and that's why this is shipping on 14nm and not 10nm - they can't launch their 10 core flagship product and it caps out at ~4ghz and not 5 like last years model on essentially the same architecture.
Even regarding performance, they can still go forward with 10nm. Ice Lake has a much higher IPC so even with a lower clock they might be able to achieve similar or better performance. Would Intel fanboys overlook a better-performing product because it can't hit 5 GHz?
Yeah, someone already posted this.. I think it was pretty obvious I was speaking of performance but maybe not.
10nm clearly can't hit the desired target frequencies yet and that's why this is shipping on 14nm and not 10nm - they can't launch their 10 core flagship product and it caps out at ~4ghz and not 5 like last years model on essentially the same architecture.
Even regarding performance, they can still go forward with 10nm. Ice Lake has a much higher IPC so even with a lower clock they might be able to achieve similar or better performance. Would Intel fanboys overlook a better-performing product because it can't hit 5 GHz?
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#5740335 Posted on: 12/12/2019 12:18 AM
I don't think IceLake with all the mitigations in hardware has a large IPC gain. IceLake was slated for 15% IPC increase but I doubt they will hit that with all the other mitigations they have had to bake in. Frankly I bet AMD's Zen3 will be better than IceLake by a small margin. I also suspect TSMC's 7nm+ to get AMD to close to 5Ghz next round. Intel is going to have a real battle in 2020. With all that said im certain when INtel rights that massive ship they will bring the pain on many fronts.
Even regarding performance, they can still go forward with 10nm. Ice Lake has a much higher IPC so even with a lower clock they might be able to achieve similar or better performance. Would Intel fanboys overlook a better-performing product because it can't hit 5 GHz?
I don't think IceLake with all the mitigations in hardware has a large IPC gain. IceLake was slated for 15% IPC increase but I doubt they will hit that with all the other mitigations they have had to bake in. Frankly I bet AMD's Zen3 will be better than IceLake by a small margin. I also suspect TSMC's 7nm+ to get AMD to close to 5Ghz next round. Intel is going to have a real battle in 2020. With all that said im certain when INtel rights that massive ship they will bring the pain on many fronts.
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#5740423 Posted on: 12/12/2019 07:26 AM
Even regarding performance, they can still go forward with 10nm. Ice Lake has a much higher IPC so even with a lower clock they might be able to achieve similar or better performance. Would Intel fanboys overlook a better-performing product because it can't hit 5 GHz?
I agree. Intel needs to do this shrinkage because it will help them big time in the long run especially in the mobile market with gaming laptops.
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They just went backwards with 22nm, so....technically they can?