$513 5GHz Special Edition CPU - Intel 9900KS Review

$513 5GHz Special Edition CPU - Intel 9900KS Review

Here is my review of the new Special Edition Intel Core i9 9900KS CPU, which is still an 8-core / 16-thread processor, but runs at 5 GHz across all cores. I have comparison benchmarks with the 9900KS vs the Ryzen 9 3900X, Ryzen 7 3700X, Intel i7 8700K and the original 9900K.

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[paulshardware]

Apparently the 9900KS is selling for $570+ today, which makes me feel lied to. I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt on the "reasonable" price premium, but just to be clear: buy the 3900X instead.

[finalmage]

Really like the 100% baseline that you've been using lately! It's super helpful, and easy for viewers to quickly understand :-)

[Lucerne]

My favorite thing w Paul is he's as legit as it gets. No fluff. He tells it how it is, end of story. I can truly trust his results

[club]

I bought this CPU for processing real-time audio through lots of plugins and minimal latency (currently I work @ 64 samples). This is the standard workflow for modern studios and it requires LOTS of single-core power. This CPU is awesome for that.

[Daemon_Wraith]

Steve at Hardware Unboxed also pointed out that the KS only has a 1-year warranty instead of the 3-year one with the K.

[riddlex]

What a great comparison video. Excellent work! I'm waiting for all the new releases next year, and that's when I'm going to build my first gaming rig.

[PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

Paul you're always fair and honest in your opinions as proven in this review. I have to assume you're not aware the 9900KS comes with instead of the standard 3 year warranty on the K series, the KS has a 1 year even though they've over-volted/over-clocked the snot out of what is a binned 9900K. Great review as always thanks for all the work...

[JRMurdock]

Thank you for doing all the comparisons!

[vertvaliant]

i got myself a less expensive 9900k and won the silicon lottery. mine boosts up to 5ghz (all cores) on a manual overclock; so im pretty happy

[jetah]

I'd like to see operating cost added to the "Price v Performance" slide.
if the intel cost more to operate (higher tdp) then the slightly higher price tag might not seem that good.

[jineshsoman]

At this point 3700x makes more sense. Trade blows well, a good enough cooler with the cpu, all at a lower price.

[WarriorsPhoto]

I enjoyed seeing all these benchmarks Paul. I do plan to get a new computer soon and either the K or KS family of chips would definitely perform well for my needs.

[johncurtis]

Thanks Paul. I recently discovered your channel and find it highly informative and straight to the point. Something I like. Keep it up.

John~
American Net'Zen

[drtykrty]

Paul, keep fighting the good fight man, we will continue to watch your try not to skip and will try to click those

[jackoneill]

Ooof, this is my 4th 9900ks video. I'm doing it for you Paul. You deserve the views. I love your style.

[SirNickyT]

Im all for a 5ghz cpu. It's cool it just is (even if it is a bit of a gimmick). However I paid $499 for my 3900x. If this was a 12c/24t 5ghz cpu itd be easier to get excited about. Even if I just wanted a gaming chip it would be hard for me to leave the extra cores/threads, performance and power efficiency on the table and have to pay more to do so. Morally it just seems wrong. That being said I never build a machine to just game so maybe I'm not the target audience for this chip.

[Valhalla_Awaits]

107 degrees, well... my old Pentium 4 just got it's "space heater" title stolen

[MrJohnnyCrock]

Probably should have addressed the power-hunger and the thermals a bit more. 107 degress is a lot and considering that it didn't throttle at all is a huge concern.

[Erick-edkb]

This video did a great job at convincing me to buy a 3900x. Thanks Paul!

[mikeut]

Are the temps right? 107-C = 225-f, you can boil water on that thing!