After releasing a 10th generation processor for a laptop, Intel is now releasing a 10th generation processor for a desktop, which has the Comet Lake-S code.
Yes, the code is not wrong. Comet Lake-S, not Ice Lake that uses the 10nm process. Comet Lake-S continues to use the 14nm process that has been used in Skylake architecture since 2015.
There are four processor lines released, i9, i7, i5, and i3. The fastest series is the Core i9-10900K which has 10 cores, 20 threads and 125W thermal design power (TDP). Boost clock can reach 5.3GHz, and Intel claims this processor as the fastest gaming processor in the world.
The use of 14nm process in the 10th generation processor is not a bad thing, because Intel continues to improve the performance of the chip which looks to have increased the number of cores and threads and clock speeds that are faster than the 9th generation.
As a comparison, the 9th generation processor is the fastest i9-9900K with 8 cores 16 threads, base clock 3.6 GHz and 5 GHz boost clock, quoted from The Verge, Friday (1/5/2020).
In addition to the fastest series priced at USD 488, Intel has also released two other processors whose multiplier is 'unlocked' or can be overclocked. Namely Core i7 10700K (8 cores 16 threads, base clock 3.8GHz and boost clock 5.1Ghz) and Core i5 10600K (6 cores 12 threads, base clock 4.1 GHz and boost clock 4.8GHz), respectively USD 374 and USD 262.
The increase in processor speed can occur because of some new technologies embedded by Intel in a number of its top series processors. These technologies are Turbo Boost 3.0 and Thermal Velocity Boost.
The first Thermal Velocity Boost was introduced in the 10th generation H series processor intended for laptops, but only available in the Core i9 series for desktops. This technology will increase the clock speed when the processor temperature is below 70 degrees Celsius and there is still power available.
This newer generation processor also supports DDR-2933 RAM, 2.5 gigabit Ethernet, and also supports WiFi 6. But unfortunately, Comet Lake-S uses a different socket than Coffee Lake, which means it is not compatible with motherboard socket 1151.
All of these processor lines are equipped with GPU UHD Graphics 630 except the F variant which is sold at a cheaper price. While the TDP version also varies, from the largest 125W (the code version ends with the letter K or unlocked), then 65W on i9, i7, i5, and i3, and 35W for T series chips, which have the same number of cores and threads but with a lower base clock.
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