Intel 10th Gen Core i9 KA Series Listed, More Comet Lake-S

This one is form of a brain-scratcher. Storefronts have began itemizing Core i9 KA variations of Intel’s 10th Gen processors primarily based on Comet Lake-S. The Part of the suffix is one we have by no means seen Intel use earlier than – the Okay denotes an unlocked multiplier, which permits for chip overclocking, and Intel’s F chips denote ones with out built-in graphics constructed into the silicon. nevertheless, KA is a brand new one. It’s being postulated on-line that these might be CPUs that do not obtain Intel’s Boost clocks – however are succesful sufficient of operating on the stipulated base clocks for his or her Okay-only cousin.

These have been listed on Lithuanian retailers, and pricing appears to be principally in-line with that of Intel’s F CPUs. The listed CPUs are the Core i9-10900KA (half quantity BX8070110900KA), with a 3.7 GHz Base clock, for €525; the Core i9-10850KA (BX8070110850KA) with a 3.6 GHz base clock, for €485; the Core i9-10700KA (BX8070110700KA) with a 3.eight GHz base clock, for €408; and the Core i9-10600KA (X8070110600KA) with a 4.1 GHz base clock, for €278. All CPUs additionally appear to have the identical L3 cache dimension. That Core i9 naming scheme on the 10700KA and 10600KA although… Seems very, very unusual.

Price comparability inside the web site exhibits that these are priced proper alongside their i9 F and i7 F counterparts, give or take 2%, so… Maybe Intel is additional cherry-picking chips in order to additional saturate the market with their choices while grabbing as a lot cash as they will from each? The Lithuanian retailer that is the supply of the leak says in-house samples of those CPUs on the market might be obtainable come August ninth.