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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W (BX806849900K)

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CPU Model Core i9
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9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K unlocked desktop processor. Features Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and offers Pro-level performance for gaming, creating, and overclocking. Thermal solution NOT included in the box. ONLY compatible with 300 series chipset based motherboard. 95W. Processor Base Frequency 3.60 GHz and Max Turbo Frequency 5.00 GHz. The Maximum Memory Bandwidth of this processor is 41.6 GB/s.


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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Customers like the performance, speed, value, power, and gaming of the computer processor. They mention that it works like a champ, is blazing fast, and is an awesome bang for the buck. They also like the quality. However, some customers have issues with ram.

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22 customers mention22 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the processor. They mention that it works well on their computers and that it makes their computers run better.

"I bought two of these CPU's for system builds. They worked flawlessly in 3 different systems. Clocking them at 5Ghz is easy...." Read more

"...But its fast and effective...." Read more

"...Not much more to say really. It works. Heat hasn't really increased much at all.So far it has been a worthwhile upgrade." Read more

"...Edit: Real I9 showed up today and works perfectly...." Read more

18 customers mention18 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the speed of the computer processor. They mention that it works as advertised, is blazing fast, and easy to overclock to 5GHz on all 8cores. They also say that the frame rates are smoother and that it is a beast.

"...They worked flawlessly in 3 different systems. Clocking them at 5Ghz is easy...." Read more

"...But turning on my current game (Yakuza 0) the frame rates were a lot smoother than previous...." Read more

"...But its fast and effective...." Read more

"It’s a powerful, fast, multi threading capable processor that will be like rocket fuel for your jet...." Read more

18 customers mention18 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the value of the computer processor. They mention that it has the best performance for the money, is cheaper than the release date price, and is a perfect high end for gaming.

"...Upgraded from i5 9900k.Great value or best deal ever. Either or. You choose." Read more

"...A while ago, but when this was the newest CPU this had the best performance for the money. In 2023 this is still a great CPU." Read more

"...Easily one of it's primary selling points. Worth the money." Read more

"...the rest of them are 4 or 5 star this is legit i promise and totally worth every penny...." Read more

10 customers mention10 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the power of the processor. They mention it's a fast, multi threading capable processor that has insanely high performance.

"It’s a powerful, fast, multi threading capable processor that will be like rocket fuel for your jet...." Read more

"...Even while playing modern games, it's barely even being used. It has so much power! It is a bit pricy but I highly recommend it...." Read more

"...My cpu was able to hit 5.2 on a simple AIO. Insanely high perfomance." Read more

"Great CPU! Make sure your mobo and bios are all up to date!..." Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers say the computer processor is great for gaming. They say it's perfect for a gaming PC build, and it handles the most intensive games with ease. Customers also mention that it'll multitask with a game and surfing at the same time with power to spare.

"...Multitasking with a game and surfing at the same time with power to spare. The price was great as well when picked up on Black Friday. Well worth it." Read more

"I bought this to replace my i7-5930k. It is perfect for gaming...." Read more

"Really easy to drop into the socket, good for gaming and good value in price." Read more

"Perfect for a gaming PC build. Dont get Icore 7; spend the extra 150 and get Icore9. You wont be disappointed" Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the computer processor. They mention that it holds up well and is holding its value well.

"...Surprised it's holding value real well since I made purchase." Read more

"...which is to be expected from intel, and as always, they deliver that amazing quality! Will definitely be buying more for future builds!" Read more

"Super fast and strong. Great for gaming...." Read more

"Still holds up well in 2021..." Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the computer processor. Some say it's a great chip, excellent for gaming, and the best they've ever had.

"Great chip and overclocks to 5.2 all cores." Read more

"Best cpu I’ve ever had" Read more

"Works great so far, excellent chip for gaming...." Read more

4 customers mention0 positive4 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the ram of the computer processor. They mention that it's faulty out of the box, sent a defective chip, and that the box was slightly damaged.

"...and re-inserting/replacing hardware it came down to the motherboard being faulty...." Read more

"...The box was slightly damaged, but nothing that would effect the cpu, and nothing that can't be explained by a long shelf-like pre-sale...." Read more

"It works .....issue i had before seems to have been a faulty ram but i still think the cpu i got might be slightly faulty....or maybe im just an..." Read more

"...new, I was sent what was clearly a repackaged product that was faulty out of the box...." Read more

Great CPU! Make sure your mobo and bios are all up to date!
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Great CPU! Make sure your mobo and bios are all up to date!
The irony is that I was only looking to replace my gaming controller but then I fell down the rabbit hole and the next thing I know I had spent an obscene amount of money doing and extensive upgrade to my trusty old rig. Either way the plan was to deck out my current build to its max so I can coast through the next few generations till prices adjust. The motherboard I had picked for my budget build had plenty of room for upgrades and I decided I would max it out so there would be no option than to build a new PC from scratch the next time I am forced to upgrade. This CPU wasn't a smooth ride initially. Until recently I was suffering from random reboots without any explanations or error notices (no BSODs either). After much testing and re-inserting/replacing hardware it came down to the motherboard being faulty. Since having replaced it with an Aorus Wifi Pro, this baby sings and is capable putting out better performance than the previous mobo withot any tinkering in the bios. The i5-9400f was a pretty capable cpu so I wasn't sure what sort of improvement to expect gaming wise. Its mostly GPU dependent. But turning on my current game (Yakuza 0) the frame rates were a lot smoother than previous. Its almost distracting how smooth the edges of the screen move as you run by places. Given that this CPU is easily capable of overclocking and the new mobo provides a decent headroom for that I am currently set for games till 8k becomes a standard thing. All in all slapping this thing in with a good cooler, I was considering an AIO but I figure looking into the best of the air coolers possible and it turns out the Noctua NH-U12A was a great fit for my needs.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2023
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I bought two of these CPU's for system builds. They worked flawlessly in 3 different systems. Clocking them at 5Ghz is easy. But you will need a good cooling fan or a water-cooled system if you want them to last.
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It just worked no fudss
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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Bought as a upgrade for my custom built and had no issues with it. Surprised it's holding value real well since I made purchase.
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021
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The irony is that I was only looking to replace my gaming controller but then I fell down the rabbit hole and the next thing I know I had spent an obscene amount of money doing and extensive upgrade to my trusty old rig. Either way the plan was to deck out my current build to its max so I can coast through the next few generations till prices adjust. The motherboard I had picked for my budget build had plenty of room for upgrades and I decided I would max it out so there would be no option than to build a new PC from scratch the next time I am forced to upgrade. This CPU wasn't a smooth ride initially. Until recently I was suffering from random reboots without any explanations or error notices (no BSODs either). After much testing and re-inserting/replacing hardware it came down to the motherboard being faulty. Since having replaced it with an Aorus Wifi Pro, this baby sings and is capable putting out better performance than the previous mobo withot any tinkering in the bios. The i5-9400f was a pretty capable cpu so I wasn't sure what sort of improvement to expect gaming wise. Its mostly GPU dependent. But turning on my current game (Yakuza 0) the frame rates were a lot smoother than previous. Its almost distracting how smooth the edges of the screen move as you run by places. Given that this CPU is easily capable of overclocking and the new mobo provides a decent headroom for that I am currently set for games till 8k becomes a standard thing. All in all slapping this thing in with a good cooler, I was considering an AIO but I figure looking into the best of the air coolers possible and it turns out the Noctua NH-U12A was a great fit for my needs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great CPU! Make sure your mobo and bios are all up to date!
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021
The irony is that I was only looking to replace my gaming controller but then I fell down the rabbit hole and the next thing I know I had spent an obscene amount of money doing and extensive upgrade to my trusty old rig. Either way the plan was to deck out my current build to its max so I can coast through the next few generations till prices adjust. The motherboard I had picked for my budget build had plenty of room for upgrades and I decided I would max it out so there would be no option than to build a new PC from scratch the next time I am forced to upgrade. This CPU wasn't a smooth ride initially. Until recently I was suffering from random reboots without any explanations or error notices (no BSODs either). After much testing and re-inserting/replacing hardware it came down to the motherboard being faulty. Since having replaced it with an Aorus Wifi Pro, this baby sings and is capable putting out better performance than the previous mobo withot any tinkering in the bios. The i5-9400f was a pretty capable cpu so I wasn't sure what sort of improvement to expect gaming wise. Its mostly GPU dependent. But turning on my current game (Yakuza 0) the frame rates were a lot smoother than previous. Its almost distracting how smooth the edges of the screen move as you run by places. Given that this CPU is easily capable of overclocking and the new mobo provides a decent headroom for that I am currently set for games till 8k becomes a standard thing. All in all slapping this thing in with a good cooler, I was considering an AIO but I figure looking into the best of the air coolers possible and it turns out the Noctua NH-U12A was a great fit for my needs.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021
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Im not sure what warmth is on the rating since i live in a desert. But its fast and effective. My vr games are no longer glitchy when trying to record, and just using OC genie and XMP help greatly, plus if you need more just go ahead and manually OC. Great processor i got for 40$ more than an i7. Oh also its the max my motherboad can have. Upgraded from i5 9900k.
Great value or best deal ever. Either or. You choose.
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021
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Well I received the correct product, in the same packaging shown (not the large hexagon packaging that came with the initial release), this helped lower shipping costs which I appreciated! Despite feedback that R0 stepping 9900K's were not binned as well as their "KS" variant - I got this core to clock in at 5Ghz all core at 1.284v. Worked well with my Samsung B-Die RAM as well (@3600Mhz 16-16-16-36 timing). I got it to pass a 5.1Ghz all core OC, but the voltage required was immense at 1.38v which I wasn't comfortable trying to daily, maybe I need more time to tweak it but given the minimal gain it would be mostly for showing off than true performance difference.

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Motherboard: Z390 Aorus Ultra
GSkill Trident Z Neo: 2x16Gb 3600Mhz 16-16-16-36 RAM
Cooling: EKWB Monoblock, 240mm and 360mm SE Rads and some other stuff (see pic of RGB barf)
Temps: Idle mid 20's, close to ambient. Under CPU Synthetic load mid to high 60's, when GPU is loaded as well (gaming) it will climb to mid 70's but that is because I've side mounted my GPU and my case is known for cooking GPU's anyway.
R23 Score all core - 13240 @ 5Ghz
R15 Score all core - 2134 (2153 @ 5.1Ghz, so not a huge bump at the expense of longevity hence not bothering trying to stabilise it)

Given CPU prices lately I'm extremely happy with the purchase!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great OC despite R0 Stepping
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021
Well I received the correct product, in the same packaging shown (not the large hexagon packaging that came with the initial release), this helped lower shipping costs which I appreciated! Despite feedback that R0 stepping 9900K's were not binned as well as their "KS" variant - I got this core to clock in at 5Ghz all core at 1.284v. Worked well with my Samsung B-Die RAM as well (@3600Mhz 16-16-16-36 timing). I got it to pass a 5.1Ghz all core OC, but the voltage required was immense at 1.38v which I wasn't comfortable trying to daily, maybe I need more time to tweak it but given the minimal gain it would be mostly for showing off than true performance difference.

CPU Related Components:
Motherboard: Z390 Aorus Ultra
GSkill Trident Z Neo: 2x16Gb 3600Mhz 16-16-16-36 RAM
Cooling: EKWB Monoblock, 240mm and 360mm SE Rads and some other stuff (see pic of RGB barf)
Temps: Idle mid 20's, close to ambient. Under CPU Synthetic load mid to high 60's, when GPU is loaded as well (gaming) it will climb to mid 70's but that is because I've side mounted my GPU and my case is known for cooking GPU's anyway.
R23 Score all core - 13240 @ 5Ghz
R15 Score all core - 2134 (2153 @ 5.1Ghz, so not a huge bump at the expense of longevity hence not bothering trying to stabilise it)

Given CPU prices lately I'm extremely happy with the purchase!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2023
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I bought this A while ago, but when this was the newest CPU this had the best performance for the money. In 2023 this is still a great CPU.
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2022
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One thing I am always worried about, bying comp stuff on amazon, is getting fake stuff.
I saw a few 1 starts of people complaining about getting fake/used cpu's, so it made this purchase feel like that much mroe of a gambal.

What I got was real (at least if it is fake, they went all out to make sure every single detail, down to each pin, matched perfectly. So I'm sure it's real).
The package was not wrapped, but was sealed using intel tape (pretty typical from what I've seen before). The box was slightly damaged, but nothing that would effect the cpu, and nothing that can't be explained by a long shelf-like pre-sale.

It is 2022, and I don't think intel is still making 9900's. So even if it is used, so long as it preforms well enough that I can't tell, I'll take it.
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Reviewed in Italy on August 5, 2023
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Nei dettagli del prodotto, nelle schede, è indicato come 5Ghz, mentre nella descrizione è scritto che la sua frequenza massima è 5Ghz. Nella confezione, dicitura alquanto lacunosa è indicato come "5Ghz SBLOCCATO". Il fatto è che questo microprocessore può sì raggiungere i 5Ghz, ma SOLO CON OVERCLOCK, una procedura che accelera la frequenza ma compromette la stabilità del microprocessore e c'è un rischio elevato di surriscaldamento. Il microprocessore qui indicato è in realtà un 3.60Ghz (senza overclock), dato questo NON INDICATO NÉ NELLE SCHEDE NÉ NELLA DESCRIZIONE. Si potrebbe quindi parlare di pubblicità ingannevole, dato che io l'ho acquistato credendo fosse un 5Ghz che invece non è.
Sebastian
5.0 out of 5 stars 2x Faster than my old cpu!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2023
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The Intel i9-9900K is an absolute powerhouse of a processor that has exceeded all my expectations. From the moment I installed it in my system, it has consistently delivered unparalleled performance in every task I throw at it.

The 8-core, 16-thread architecture of the i9-9900K ensures seamless multitasking, effortlessly handling resource-intensive applications, gaming, and content creation with ease. It's a beast of a processor that never breaks a sweat, even under heavy workloads.

Gaming on the i9-9900K is an absolute joy. It provides smooth frame rates, eliminates stuttering, and drastically reduces loading times, creating an immersive gaming experience like no other. This CPU truly lets you unleash the full potential of your high-end graphics card.
Valeriano Rodriguez Segura
5.0 out of 5 stars Con retraso pero bien
Reviewed in Spain on June 28, 2023
Style: CPU OnlyVerified Purchase
Pues el pedido tuvo problemas en la aduana en España, donde me querían cobrar 125€ de sobrecostes. hablé con amazón y el vendedor la verdad que se hizo responsable de todo. Tardó una semana mas en llegar, pero el problema fue por la aduana. dar todos los datos al vendedor sino queréis problemas. El procesador se nota una barbaridad, los test de rendimiento son muy buenos los resultados y el pc ha mejorado bastante. estoy muy contento con el cambio. Tenía un I5 5900K no era para nada malo pero este lo mejora bastante.
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Panasonic
5.0 out of 5 stars Top of the line
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2021
Style: CPU OnlyVerified Purchase
Wow what a beast!! The i9 9900k is the flagship. The most powerful and fastful CPU in the Intel line-up.
Hard to be beter than that. This i9 is fast and stable in my rig. No need to overclock. Stay cool with Noctua NH-U12A cooler. Good to run any 30xx GPU and any demanding software.

The value price vs performance si not the best. For having poceded myself, an i5 9600K or an i7 9700k represent beter value. Of course less strong and less fast than the i9 but the gap is not that big. I'm the first supprise of the great capacity of smaller intel CPU at less cost.

So go with your needs or your budget. The i9 9900k is the top of the top. Not everybody need-it.
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JanMueller
5.0 out of 5 stars Schöne Leistung allerdings schon nach 3 Monaten defekt gegangen
Reviewed in Germany on August 6, 2021
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Titel sagt eigentlich schon alles... Support Kontaktiert... Antwort ausstehend..

Edit sobald sich mehr ergibt.

Edit: Leider den edit erstmal vergessen :s

Super Leistung nachdem der erste einen Defekt hatte habe ich umgehend einen neuen zugeschickt bekommen. Hat bisher gute Leistung erbracht
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