Intel Model Numbers Explained

[MatheusPratta]

Since he skipped it, H usually means it's a laptop chip with support for high performance graphics.

[the_real_moss]

KF: Overclockable, No iGPU


first time editing this comment since summer of 2023 (it's spring of 2025). don't scroll too far in the replies... it's just people arguing about lgbtq because i have a trans flag in my pfp.

[mrhassell]

HF model - holy f%$K - F n K models... lol

[da_cpus]

Me waiting for the new i69-4200KFC to unlock

[TheHammerGuy]

Not mentioned:
U and H is for mobile chips
U for underpowered (power saver chips)
H for high powered (performance chips)
The other desktop letters apply to mobile chips.
HK, HX etc.

[Nenemon]

Gotta love when S used to mean low powered (and reduced clock speeds)

[MidnightMechanic]

F to pay respects to the integrated graphics, with sometimes worse price to performance than the non F models.

[gebbbbbbb]

I100-19900KYS is what I have, probably the best budget option. The 32 core 64 threads are more than enough for gaming. You can't go wrong with it.

[edvinas]

October, 2024:
They changed the names again 💀
"Core ultra 9"

[MrDutche]

KS is clocked higher than K and K is clocked higher than non K variant. People like to say there's no reason to get a K if you don't overclock but the extra clock speed and resale value is worth the extra $20-$30 that's normally between them.

[yashasviprasad]

Thank you .

For people like me who come from English literature background it gets really difficult to sometimes understand technical concepts.

You make it sound easy . 👍🏻

[funzore]

I love how the others letters mean something good about the cpu mean while F just means no iGPU

[A_Random_Scratcher]

U - power efficent
P - balanced
H - high performance
K - unlocked and is best for overclocking
HX - high-performance extreme
XE - extreme edition

These are the main ones.

By the way please never use S (Special Edition) as they become super hot.

[samuelbwell]

More informational videos please!!!
I love the builds but I also love learning!

[arjunsingh]

H stands for high performance laptop chip and HX means high performance unlocked.

[theeditingneverends]

"You could have just googled this yourself, but y'know, money is money" 😅

[ZypherionRBX]

It had also 69 comments but this is the 70th and I must say this did help idk how I didn't know about how F has no integraded graphics

[hunterrulz]

13900KS: Full overclocking and special edition

[rderck_nlne]

I watch hundreds of videos about building pc etc. This is the second I see explaining these intel cpu’s. Everybody mentions things about them like the generation, but few actually explain it. Somehow all these experts have a knack for leaving out basic essential info.

[aldusty]

Y- manufactured e-waste

So my favourite CPU is an Intel i9-13900KYS