While we're still waiting for Intel to officially release its 10th Generation Comet Lake desktop CPUs, a seller on Chinese retailer Taobao has already put countless trays of the 14nm chips up for sale.
The Taobao listing mentions five upcoming Comet Lake desktop processors. The Core i5-10400, Core i5-10500 and Core i5-10600K are rumored six-core, 12-thread processors. The first two conform to a 65W TDP (thermal design power), while the i5-10600K is rated for 95W.
The seller is also apparently selling the i9-10900 and i9-10900K. Both chips seemingly feature 10 cores and 20 threads. A previous leak shows the i9-10900K with base and boost clock speeds of up to 3.7 GHz and 5.1 GHz, respectively. The i9-10900K is said to hit up to 5.3 GHz with Intel's Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) technology. It's been said that the i9-10900K will likely draw over 300W of power if pushed to its limits.
Chinese news outlet XFastest reportedly has an i9-10900 sample already (it's unknown if Intel provided XFastest with the chip or if the publication purchased it). Interestingly, the processor has 2.5 GHz written on it, despite a prior leaked benchmark identifying the i9-10900 with a 2.8 GHz base clock and 4.9 GHz boost clock.
The i9-10900 would be a very interesting option for consumers if the high TDP claims about the K-model prove accurate. The i9-10900's TDP is rumored to be down to 65W, which would explain the low clock speeds. For comparison, its predecessor, the i9-9900, has a 3.1 GHz base clock and 5 GHz boost clock. Intel is expected to be squeezing two additional cores into the i9-10900, which would lead the chipmaker to compromise on clock speeds a bit.
The last rumored launch date for the Comet Lake desktop chips is mid-April. But with the sudden wave of leaks, perhaps Intel's new chips are closer than expected.
