Intel Announces Core i9-9900KS, World's Best Processor for Gaming Made Better

[EarthDog]

The other thing is that in a lot of games where the zen2 parts struggle to pull 144hz, xLake parts do as well.

I think the point is, however, to remove the glass ceiling. I'd still rather run 130 fps than 120 in a quest to reach 144... no? That is the point here.

 

[Mistral]

Got to love the amount of small print for your "World's Best" processor....

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

I think the point is, however, to remove the glass ceiling. I'd still rather run 130 fps than 120 in a quest to reach 144... no? That is the point here.

Pointless, because it's still a stuttery mess when you drop below your monitor refresh rate

 

[EarthDog]

Pointless, because it's still a stuttery mess when you drop below your monitor refresh rate

Huh..ews to me.

Note, im running a 165 hz monitor with fps that slips below and do not experience such behavior. You act like anything below 144 hzrefresh rate is unplayable... why?

 

[anachron]

So for the same price you can get either I9 9900KS or ryzen 9 3900X.

Now the question is, what do you prefer?

I think I can honestly say 3900X seems more interesting. Sure 9900ks will be a bit faster in games, but in any thing else 3900X will destroy 9900ks and even throw I do game, I am also doing other things on my pc.

And it's not like 9900ks is massively faster than 9900k. Base clock is bumped 400 mhz while max all core boost is measly 300 mhz, so yeah 9900ks is a bit faster, but far from a game changer.

Keep trying Intel, some day they are bound to admit 14 nm is no longer up to date.

While i mostly agree with you, for people like me already having a z390 motherboard, it's cheaper to buy a 9900ks rather than the whole platform for a 3900x.

Now, between the i9-9900ks and the i9-9900k/kf, the initial review of tomshardware seems to indicate that a 9900ks@5.2ghz consumme 20W less than the 9900k@ 5ghz, so it might be an interesting choice depending on the price difference between the two.

 

[Animalpak]

Still not seen by any seller ... Im gonna get one... If i find it ....

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

Huh..ews to me.

Note, im running a 165 hz monitor with fps that slips below and do not experience such behavior. You act like anything below 144 hzrefresh rate is unplayable... why?

Not unplayable but definitely noticeable and probably jarring... The extra 10 fps matters a lot more when one is over and one is under the monitor refresh..

 

[EarthDog]

Not unplayable but definitely noticeable and probably jarring... The extra 10 fps matters a lot more when one is over and one is under the monitor refresh..

I don't notice my man. FPS in PUBG for example fluctuate wildly above and below the refresh rate. The only way I notice is because the fps counter is up.

Anyway, wrong thread for this.. I just wanted to correct the info across several titles where this can happen to be, it sure as heck isn't a "stuttery mess".

 

[Chaitanya]

Really? No, because they're planning to bin the 9900KS and 3950X

You mean 9990XE(Auction only Cpu), 3950X is a 16Core mainstream CPU from Amd.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

You mean 9990XE(Auction only Cpu), 3950X is a 16Core mainstream CPU from Amd.

Silicon Lottery to Bin AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and Intel Core i9-9900KS This November

Silicon Lottery is extending its chip binning business to AMD's Ryzen 9 3950X and Intel's Core i9-9900KS

www.tomshardware.com

 

[phanbuey]

That small print section kills.

 

[Xzibit]

That small print section kills.

Yes comparing 9900KS 8c/16t to 6700K 4c/8t

 

[cucker tarlson]

It's still gonna be amongst the most efficient for gaming,but 513 usd,they must be crazy.

 

[Steevo]

Yes comparing 9900KS 8c/16t to 6700K 4c/8t

Their cherries are a green unripe VS a red hot melting one, since they are cherry picking

 

[dinmaster]

just stop intel ffs. bringing out new models as fast as your doing it is getting you nowhere, what makes it worse is the socket changes all the time. get that sh!t out of here! comparing 3 year old pc to this is garbage.

 

[trog100]

Yes trog, sure, you will not be limited by using a potato for a GPU... which makes complete sense when buying the 'fastest' gaming CPU around...

Anyone can find reasons to bunk anything... if you want to hang your hat on the edges and make that a reality for the majority, go right on ahead.

i think i was suggesting that "steam" people aint gonna be buying a 9900k.. or was that too much for you to grasp.. he he..

trog

 

[john_]

1 year warranty

TDP : Sky is the limit

Frequencies "UP TO"

Really funny.

 

[EarthDog]

i think i was suggesting that "steam" people aint gonna be buying a 9900k.. or was that too much for you to grasp.. he he..

trog

You're absolutely ridiculous...

 

[Xzibit]

i think i was suggesting that "steam" people aint gonna be buying a 9900k.. or was that too much for you to grasp.. he he..

trog

Certainly not a majority. According to SHS most have a Intel 4c CPU and the most active games continue to be DOTA 2, LOL and CSGO.

8c CPUs only account for 4% using Windows in the Steam Hardware Survey.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Imagine what the voiceover guy looks like, trying to get through that small print in the 3seconds left at the end of the typical advert.

That exasperated out of breath dude IS Intel atm,

Wow this is F#@&in weak ,Ltd edition and all benchmarks for sure were ran with all mitigation off as they say as much in line one.

 

[EarthDog]

Imagine what the voiceover guy looks like, trying to get through that small print in the 3seconds left at the end of the typical advert.

That exasperated out of breath dude IS Intel atm,

Wow this is F#@&in weak ,Ltd edition and all benchmarks for sure were ran with all mitigation off as they say as much in line one.

Micromachine guy from the late 80s?

It's not the real THING!

 

[Aerpoweron]

Wow, one year warranty. Don't Intel CPUs usually have 2 years?

 

[cucker tarlson]

40 lanes,good decision to allow high-end users to run 16x-16x on best gaming chips. platform lanes means 16+24
still,513 usd is pretty friggin high,though this this thing is a gaming beast.
it'll be unobtanium like 8086k,might be even worse.

Pointless, because it's still a stuttery mess when you drop below your monitor refresh rate

get a adaptive sync monitor already,it's 2019.
games do not stutter no matter how low it dips.dipping from 120 to 60 ? no problem.The framerate is clearly lower,but no stutter,no lag,no tearing.None.
using v-sync ? good luck,it drops to 119 and you're screwed cause you're getting tons of stutter and lag.

 

[EarthDog]

Certainly not a majority. According to SHS most have a Intel 4c CPU and the most active games continue to be DOTA 2, LOL and CSGO.

8c CPUs only account for 4% using Windows in the Steam Hardware Survey.

Of course not the majority.

BUt those using in the market for and using a flagship midrange CPU, aren't buying potato GPUs either...

Steam HW survey is not The Gospel, we get that, but it's more than obvious that an overwhemling majority of users are rocking 1080p and below res. This includes potatos and enthusiasts alike. 3 of the top 5 most popular steam cards can be held back by the CPU... 5 of the top 10...7 of 13... that's about half which would could be held back with an inferior CPU. And the fastest card in that group is 'only' a RTX 2070.

RE: 4c processor the majority.. absolutely!!! This could be anything from a Q6600 to a 7700K or any other 4c CPU in Intel and AMD's stable. The latter, also placing a glass ceiling when pairing it with a modern mid-range+ card.

 

[R-T-B]

can't you just OC the 9900k?

Not mine. Of course, she's a proper turd that won't go past one bin above stock.