Full Intel 10th-Gen Comet Lake-S Slide Deck
Here's Intel's full slide deck for the Comet Lake-S Launch. However, as with any vendor-provided benchmarks, take all performance claims with a grain of salt and be sure to peruse the footnotes for relevant information.
For instance, in the first row of results on the "Elite real-world performance for gaming" slide, Intel claims anywhere from a 10% to 33% increase in fps and an 18% improvement in 4K video editing, but the performance slide doesn't include the most important information—like the processors tested. Intel generated these results by comparing the 10-core 20-thread Core i9-10900K to the previous-gen eight-core 16-thread 9900K, which isn't an apples-to-apples comparison. It's also noteworthy that these gains occur in games optimized for Intel's architectures through partnerships with game developers.
Intel's second row of test results show massive gains against a three-year-old PC, in this case one armed with a Core i7-7700K.
Intel Comet Lake Pentium Gold
Model | MSRP | Cores / Threads | Base / Boost GHz | L3 Cache | TDP | PCIe | Memory |
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Pentium Gold G6600 | $86 | 2 / 4 | 4.2 | 4 | 58 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Pentium Gold G5600 | $82 | 2 / 4 | 3.9 | 4 | 54 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2400 |
Pentium Gold G6500 | $75 | 2 / 4 | 4.1 | 4 | 58 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Pentium Gold G6400 | $64 | 2 / 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 58 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Pentium Gold G5400 | $64 | 2 / 4 | 3.7 | 4 | 58 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2400 |
Celeron G5920 | $52 | 2 / 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 58 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Celeron G5900 | $42 | 2 / 2 | 3.4 | 2 | 58 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Intel also refreshed its Pentium Gold and Celeron lineups. The former series often makes a good pairing with super low-end gaming builds, but scoring the chips anywhere near recommended pricing has always been a challenge.
The new Pentium Gold models come with faster DDR4-2666 memory support and a 300 MHz increase to the base clock (there is no boost), but otherwise are similar to their predecessors. This end of the market is, by Intel's own admission, among its lower priorities. As such, it isn't surprising to see the relatively lackluster refresh.
Intel Comet Lake T-Series
Model | MSRP | Cores / Threads | Base / Boost GHz | L3 Cache | TDP | PCIe | Memory |
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Core i9-10900T | $439 | 10 / 20 | 1.9 / 4.6 | 20 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2933 |
Core i7-10700T | $325 | 8 / 16 | 2.0 / 4.5 | 16 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2933 |
Core i5-10600T | $213 | 6 / 12 | 2.4 / 4.0 | 12 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Core i5-10500T | $192 | 6 / 12 | 2.3 / 3.8 | 12 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Core i5-10400T | $182 | 6 / 12 | 2.0 / 3.6 | 12 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Core i3-10300T | $143 | 4 / 8 | 3.0 / 3.9 | 8 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Core i3-10100T | $122 | 4 / 8 | 3.0 / 3.8 | 8 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Pentium Gold G6500T | $75 | 2 / 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Pentium Gold G6400T | $64 | 2 / 4 | 3.4 | 4 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Celeron G5900T | $42 | 2 / 2 | 3.2 | 2 | 35 | 16 Gen3 | Dual DDR4-2666 |
Intel's T-series processors sacrifice clock speeds in the name of slotting into a lower power envelope that often offers a superior level of efficiency. These chips are especially attractive to small form factor builders. There's a low power part to match every full-powered non-K part in Intel's Comet Lake stack, so options abound.