Intel officially introduces its Core i9 9900KS Special Edition at $513

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/28/2019 02:28 PM | source: | 47 comment(s)

Intel today announced full details and availability for the new 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS Special Edition processor. Up to 5.0 GHz all-core turbo frequency out of the box the processor will be available Oct. 30, with a price starting at $513.

This special edition processor will be available for a limited time only and can be found at retailers worldwide.

“Intel has raised the bar for desktop gaming with the new 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS Special Edition processor. Based on the 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K architecture, it’s the world’s best gaming desktop processor made even better and created specifically for extreme gamers who want the most performance possible. This processor demonstrates another innovation milestone for Intel, following last year’s limited edition 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8086K.”
–Frank Soqui, Intel vice president and general manager of the Desktop, Workstation and Channel Group

Why It’s Important: The i9-9900KS processor is unlocked and boasts eight cores and 16 threads, up to 4.0 GHz base frequency, 127W TDP, 16 MB Intel Smart Cache, and up to 40 platform PCIe lanes for gaming and overclocking.

Key Features and Capabilities:

Up to 5.0 GHz all-core turbo frequency; up to 4.0 GHz base frequency, which allow games to run faster when they scale across more cores for higher frame rates
Eight cores, 16 threads, 127W TDP, 16 MB Intel Smart Cache, and up to 40 platform PCIe lanes
Compatible with existing Z390 motherboards
Up to 27%2 faster mega-tasking when you simultaneously game, stream and record compared with a 3-year-old PC
Up to 35%3 more frames per second compared with a 3-year-old PC
Up to 17% faster4 4K video editing compared with the previous generation and up to 78% faster5 compared with a 3-year-old PC
One-year warranty6
Overclock1 confidently with new and enhanced features like Intel® Performance Maximizer, which makes it easy to dynamically and reliably custom-tune the unlocked processor based on the processor’s individual performance DNA

Gamers and overclocking enthusiasts will be able to take performance to the max with the 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS Special Edition processor. Only select chips from Intel wafers can achieve this specification to run up to 5.0 GHz all-core turbo. Quantity is limited for this special edition product.

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asturur
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#5724887 Posted on: 10/28/2019 02:41 PM

40 pci express lanes?

Inquisitor
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#5724890 Posted on: 10/28/2019 02:46 PM

Will you be doing a review of this Hilbert?

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#5724893 Posted on: 10/28/2019 02:51 PM

"Requires 360mm AIO"?

Hilbert Hagedoorn
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#5724898 Posted on: 10/28/2019 03:08 PM

Will you be doing a review of this Hilbert?

I doubt Intel is sending these around as they have not mentioned it. But I will request it.

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#5724904 Posted on: 10/28/2019 03:16 PM

Hey Hilbert, Videocardz has the fine print with the article. It is conversation worthy

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#5724907 Posted on: 10/28/2019 03:20 PM

I don;t understand ! only one year warranty ?

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#5724914 Posted on: 10/28/2019 03:32 PM

AMD up 2.5% and nVidia is up 1.5% on the share price

Intel down 0.4%

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#5724923 Posted on: 10/28/2019 03:54 PM

I doubt Intel is sending these around as they have not mentioned it. But I will request it.

Well it is a thin bin of a thin bin so who knows how many Intel can really make. They may keep the review samples fairly limited. I have a feeling this is one of those halo products that will look good on paper but buying one is going to be tough going.

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#5724926 Posted on: 10/28/2019 03:58 PM

Eight cores, 16 threads, 127W TDP

Such a precise TDP. I'm surprised they didn't just round it off, for marketing's sake.

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#5724928 Posted on: 10/28/2019 04:00 PM

An overclocked 9900K... Lame...

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#5724940 Posted on: 10/28/2019 04:26 PM

An overclocked 9900K... Lame...

Well for those that don't want to OC and have the fastest gaming CPU this fits the bill and for the price is pretty good. For me sitting with an original Ryzen im hanging out for next years Zen3 which is the end game for the AM4 socket.

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#5724953 Posted on: 10/28/2019 04:57 PM

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#5724957 Posted on: 10/28/2019 05:11 PM

JamesSneed

maybe for 720p gaming.
whats the difference to amd when running 2070/2080ti @1080p/above ? right

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#5724965 Posted on: 10/28/2019 05:34 PM

there's a huge difference in some games even at 1080p, if you use g-syn freesync or something with much higher requirements black frame insertion (ulmb etc...) BFI only works as expected at 100+fps/Hz
when you play modded games or use ENBs reshade which lower fps sometimes drastically, "vanilla" as we call them games benchmarks are meaningless..your 150fps become 80 and those 80 might well go under 60, in such cases those 20fps from "vanilla" 150-170fps benchmark become critical because that delta usually sticks when going down
that's my skyrim, 2K,4K even 8K textures aren't free
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/860608100150575055/57B10511EE268E02FBC30E4D41D50CED64C7D78E/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/860608100150580988/FDDA41EFAE8AA71D8E9E34CA9C64B3CE401874E0/

40 pci express lanes?

sadly no still the ridiculously low 16pcie lanes + 24 from chipset (but all for nvme,sata,ethernet,usb etc...)
I still haven't gone Ryzen 3900x because of the shenanigans of bios agesa updates and now time has passed so I'll just wait for the 3950x or Intel new lineup, I need more lanes for thunderbolt but I can live with only 3.1gen2 USB-C till then

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#5724967 Posted on: 10/28/2019 05:53 PM

Im way happier with my Ryzen 7 2700X 8 cores 16 threads on 4.3GHZ all cores for $190. That is me coming from Intel only products for past 19 years.
Never going back to Intel rip off over priced products for only a few percentage in performance that 99% of users will never even come close to using 24/7.
I did a benchmark and got the highest score... now back to mine craft lol.
I'm glad you are happy with your mid range CPU but I don't see what your post has to do with the topic at hand?

On 144Hz and 240Hz monitors difference between 2700X and 9900K can be 50% or even higher framerate, especially 0.1 percentile. More so with 9900KS.

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