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Core i9 10900K

Intel desktop processor · Core i 10th gen · launched April 2020

Launch price
$488
≈ $624 in 2026 dollars
Blender 4.x render score
219
#87 of 290 scored desktop processors
Cores / threads
10 / 20
20 MB L3 cache
Rated power
125 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i9 10900K launched at $488 in 2020. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $624 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 28% rise over 6 years. At its launch price that is 45 Blender points per $100.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2020 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Blender rendering score

Median score 219 (middle half of runs 207–239) across 157 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #87 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #5 of 25 in the Core i 10th gen.

This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 10th gen
LaunchedApril 2020
Launch price$488 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1200
Cores / threads10 / 20
Base clock3.7 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz
L3 cache20 MB
Rated power125 W (TDP)
Integrated graphicsUHD 630
Tier9-series

The Intel 9-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i9 9900T2019$439$568104
Core i9 10900X2019$590$764202
Core i9 10920X2019$689$892252
Core i9 10940X2019$784$1,015248
Core i9 10980XE2019$979$1,267333
Core i9 9900KS2019$524$678171
Core i9 109002020$439$561161
Core i9 10900F2020$422$539181
Core i9 10900K2020$488$624219
Core i9 10900KF2020$472$603210
Core i9 10900T2020$439$561—
Core i9 10900TE2020$488$624—
Core i9 10850K2020$453$579220
Core i9 119002021$439$536176
Core i9 11900F2021$422$515—
Core i9 11900K2021$539$658204

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