Core i9 10000 vs AMD Ryzen 3000 - 10 Cores and 20 Threads in Intel's 10th Gen

Intel prepares a response to the successful AMD Ryzen 3000 Series CPU and develops its own 10th generation chipsets with more cores and threads. The new processors will use LGA 1200 socket and Intel 400 Series chipset.

A leak has recently appeared on the web, presenting the new Comet Lake-S series of CPU.

9th-gen processors are well established and have taken performance standards to a new level, but it's been about four years since their launch. During this time AMD managed to catch up and release Ryzen 3000 series, which remains very popular.

Intel is likely to launch the Comet Lake-S series soon. The flagship product will be the Core i9 processor with 10 cores and 20 threads, which will be clocked in Boost mode up to 5.1 GHz (the base clock will be 3 GHz). All the chipsets will be based on the well-known Skylane microarchitecture and manufactured in 14 nm technology.

List of processors that will be available for sale

Processor name	Cores / threads	Base clock / Boost mode	TDP	Cache
Intel Core i9-10900K	10/20	?	?	20 MB
Intel Core i9-10900	10/20	3.0 / 5.1	65W	20 MB
Intel Core i9-10900T	10/20	2.0 / 4.5	35W	20 MB
Intel Core i7-10700K	8/16	?	?	16 MB
Intel Core i7-10700	8/16	3.0 / 4.8	65W	16 MB
Intel Core i7-10700T	8/16	2.0 / 4.4	35W	16 MB
Intel Core i5-10500K	6/12	?	?	12 MB
Intel Core i5-10500	6/12	3.2 / 4.3	65W	12 MB
Intel Core i5-10500T	6/12	2.3 / 3.7	35W	12 MB
Intel Core i3-10100K	4/8	?	?	8 MB
Intel Core i3-10100	4/8	3.2 / 4.8	65W	8 MB
Intel Core i3-10100T	4/8	2.3 / 3.6	35W	8 MB
Intel Pentium G6400	2/4	3.8 / 3.8	65W	4 MB
Intel Pentium G6400T	2/4	3.2 / 3.2	35W	4 MB
Intel Celeron G5900	2/2	3.2 / 3.2	65W	2 MB
Intel Celeron G5900T	2/2	3.0 / 3.0	35W	2 MB

But wait, there's more.

The new CPU is not the only novelty that Intel will offer us. Refreshing your computer with a new CPU is not enough - 10th generation will probably require new motherboards. Intel will move from the LGA1151 to the new LGA1200, meaning Comet Lake-S will not be compatible with motherboards with the 300 chipset - it will be replaced by the 400 series. The size of the new motherboard socket will remain unchanged, but the number of pins will increase. But don't expect any other big changes when comparing old and new chipsets.

Chipset name	Intel Z490	Intel W480	Intel Q470	Intel H410
HSIO lines	46 lines (16 CPI 30 PCH)	46 lines (16 CPI 30 PCH)	46 lines (16 CPI 30 PCH)	30 lines (16 CPI 14 PCH)
PCIe 3.0 lines (PCH CPU)	Up to 40 (16 CPU 24 PCH)	Up to 40 (16 CPU 24 PCH)	Up to 40 (16 CPU 24 PCH)	Up to 40 (16 CPU 24 PCH)
SATA 3.0 ports	Up to 8	Up to 8	Up to 6	4
Max. number of USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 GB/s) / Gen 1 (5 GB/s) ports	8/10	8/10	6/10	0/4
Intel RST for PCIe 3.0 ports	3 PCH	3 PCH	3 PCH	0
eSPI	2 Chip Select	2 Chip Select	2 Chip Select	1 Chip Select
Overclocking	Yes.	?	?	?
DMI 3.0 lines	4	4	4	4 (DMI 2.0)
Memory channels / Memory support	2/2 (DDR4-2666)	2/2 (DDR4-2666)	2/2 (DDR4-2666)	2/2 (DDR4-2666)

Not even the approximate launch date of Intel's new hardware has been announced yet. According to the leaks, the debut is to take place in the first half of 2020. Specific prices were also not disclosed. We can only hope that the amount we will have to pay for Intel's new CPUs will be competitive, attracting new customers and putting pressure on AMD. Current Ryzen processors offer more cores and threads than Intel at a lower cost.

Please note that this is only a leak that was described by WCCFTech. Not all information is verified.