Wednesday, May 6th 2020
Intel Comet Lake Review Kit Unboxed, Core i9-10900K and Core i5-10600K Pictured
It seems that today Intel lifted an embargo on the preview of its reviewer kit, and thanks to a few websites we have pictures of what the packaging looks like. And it is one fancy packaging for sure with lots of plastic this time around. Intel has decided to switch up its packaging game and now it is very different. Now Intel seems to target aesthetics very similar to AMD Threadripper packaging, with a plastic window that reveals the CPU box that has big words distinguishing whatever the model in question is a Core i5 or Core i9.
The reviewers have gotten two CPU models - Core i9-10900K and Core i5-10600K which are pictured below. Just as a reminder, reviews of these CPUs should go live on May 20th. If you want to get a Z490 motherboard for one of these CPUs, you can pre-order motherboard from your favorite vendor starting from today.
More pictures follow.
Sources:
VideoCardz, 4Gamers (Images), BenchLife (Images)
The reviewers have gotten two CPU models - Core i9-10900K and Core i5-10600K which are pictured below. Just as a reminder, reviews of these CPUs should go live on May 20th. If you want to get a Z490 motherboard for one of these CPUs, you can pre-order motherboard from your favorite vendor starting from today.
45 Comments on Intel Comet Lake Review Kit Unboxed, Core i9-10900K and Core i5-10600K Pictured
Also, to me, ANY mainstream CPU is 'for gaming', really. It's the HEDT and greater platforms that aren't really for gaming (but can do it well still). But since AMD polluted this space with 12c and 16c monsters that an overwhelming majority cannot utilize, the lines have been blurred.
There is something to be said about being an informed buyer.... The names clearly show designation (desktop) between the processors. But all the details of a product can't be listed... Would an Intel 10204050 be better? (That is a 10 core, 20 thread 4 Ghz base and 5 Ghz CPU for the record, lol)
Not excited about CML, except getting it over with and on to RKL - the Z490 boards look nice though.
Super-excited about a few components launching in May and June and over the summer:
-Seasonic recently launched (3) fanless PSUs (2) Platinum and (1) Titanium, they also have a 1600watt Titanium "Big Boy" launching soon and a 800watt SFX-L Titanium for SFF builds.
-AMD Radeon Pro W5400 HHHL workstation graphics card should be announced between May10 and May19, at only $299, PCIe 4.0 7nm Navi - should be a brilliant little card. :)
-Noctua should be announcing the successor to the NH-D15 and the NH-C14S, they might also offer each in the blacked-out variants. Wooooo :clap:
...a little birdie told me these things. :)
:)
:D
.....Wait, it isn't i5-10600K, but a QQPP - 9th Gen's Engineering Sample!
doesnt help that i quit smoking over the weekend, so now having a hard time getting the text written up :/
(I read it already, the 10900k is rather underwhelming, but the 10600k is good)