The Intel Core i9-10850K which was spotted earlier this month on Geekbench has once again surfaced, this time on Digital Storm along with the specs and pricing. You’re looking at a 10 core part with SMT running at a base clock of 3.6GHz and a boost of 5.2GHz. The pricing appears to be set at $450, $50 less than the 10900K and $75 more than the Core i7-10700K:
| Cores / Threads | Boost Clock | Pric | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-10900K | 10/20 | 5.3 GHz | $488 US (K) $472 US (KF) |
| Intel Core i9-10850K | 10/20 | 5.2 GHz | ~$450 US (KF) |
| Intel Core i7-10700K | 8/16 | 5.1 GHz | $374 US (K) $349 US (KF) |
| Intel Core i7-10700 | 8/16 | 4.8 GHz | $323 US $298 US (F) |
| Intel Core i5-10600K | 6/12 | 4.8 GHz | $262 US (K) $237 US (KF) |
| Intel Core i5-10500 | 6/12 | 4.5 GHz | $192 US |
| Intel Core i5-10400 | 6/12 | 4.3 GHz | $182 US $157 US (F) |
| Intel Core i3-10300 | 4/8 | 4.4 GHz | $143 US |
| Intel Core i3-10100 | 4/8 | 4.3 GHz | $122 US |
The Core i9-10850K can be seen as an attempt from Intel to fend off the newly launch Ryzen 3000XT CPUs. Although Team Blue still holds a lead in gaming workloads, the XTs reduce it to an all-time low. Furthermore, the fact that you can pair a Ryzen CPU with a cheap B450 board along with high-speed memory and overclocking support makes it even harder for Intel to compete on a price-performance basis. The latter restricts overclocking and high-speed memory to its high-end Z series motherboards.
