Core i9 10900K — pairing guide

Gaming performance index 57.9 (Ryzen 7 9800X3D = 100, our own spec-derived index). Socket LGA1200 · peak boost power 250W · data provenance: Our own spec-derived index. own index

Index comparisons with popular graphics cards

Each figure is this CPU's index divided by the card's index at that resolution — above 1 means the CPU index is the larger of the two.

GPU	1080p	1440p	4K
GeForce RTX 5090	0.58×	0.58×	0.58×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 5080	1.08×	1.08×	1.09×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4070	2.07×	2.08×	2.11×	Calculate
Radeon RX 9070 XT	1.58×	1.59×	1.60×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4060	3.83×	3.81×	3.83×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	4.71×	4.49×	4.32×	Calculate

Where it sits

The Core i9 10900K ranks 39 of 44 in our database by gaming index. One step up is the Ryzen 7 5700X (index 58.5). One step down is the Core i5 12400F (index 57.7). The fastest LGA1200 chip in the database — the drop-in upgrade ceiling for this motherboard — is the Core i9 11900K (index 65.3).

Power

With a GeForce RTX 4070, this CPU's 250W peak boost power points to a 750W PSU by our wattage checker method (peak CPU + GPU board power + 100W overhead, smallest standard size keeping at least ~25% reserve — this pairing's reserve works out to ~36%).

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