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Intel Comet Lake release date ... Intel pushed out its 10th-generation Comet Lake processors for laptops back in August, with the actual laptops ... 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AlthoughIntelCometLakealreadymadeitswayintothebestUltrabooksinlate2019withitsmobileprocessors,thisseriesof10th-generationprocessorsisn’tdone.In2020,it’sbringingthefighttoAMDRyzen4000,withitsmorepowerfulchipsmakingtheirwaytogaminglaptopsandworkstations.TherearealsotheCometLake-Sprocessorsfordesktops.Officiallylaunchedearlierthisyear,withtheIntelCorei9-10900Kandthesurprisinglyrobustforthepricei5-10600Kleadingthecharge,thesearenowpoweringthelatestPCs,withAsusandMSIbeingthefirstonestounveilIntelCometLake-SZ490motherboards.Ifthat10th-generationlabelisabitconfusing,you’renotalone.KeepingtrackofIntel’sreleasesisalreadyconfusingenough–lookingatyou,CannonLake–andthishasreallytakenthingstoanewlevel.That’sbecauseitwasdesignedalongside–andreleasedaroundthesametimeas–Intel’sIceLakeprocessorsforlaptops.And,thetwomakeupIntel’s10th-generationCorelineup. Thereis,however,onemajordifferencebetweenthetwo:themanufacturingprocess.IceLakeisthefirst10nmprocessorlineupIntelhasputoutinthemainstream,aspartofProjectAthena,whileCometLakeisanotheriterationofthe14nmSkylakearchitecture.There’samouthfulofinformationoutthereaboutIntelCometLakesowethoughtwe’dhelpyoumakesenseofitall.We’vebrokenIntelCometLakerangedownforyou,coveringeverythingfromrumorsandspeculationsaboutfutureadditionstothelineuptoalltheofficialnewsfromIntel.Keepthispagebookmarked,aswe'llupdateitwithanynewinformationthatcomesourway.TheVerdictIsInIntelCorei9-10900K|3stars|Goodsingle-coreperformance,Goodthermalperformance|Highpowerconsumption,NoPCIe4.0,Fallsbehindinmulti-threadedworkloadsIntelCorei5-10600K|4stars|Excellentmulti-coreperformance,Improvedsingle-coreperformance,Affordable|NoPCIe4.0,Higherpowerconsumption Cuttothechase Whatisit?Intel’s10th-generationmobileplatform Whenisitout?BothmobileanddesktopprocessorsareoutnowWhatwillitcost?Dependsonthelaptop Westilldon'tknowwhenwe'llactuallyseeCometLake-Sdesktopchips.IntelCometLakereleasedate Intelpushedoutits10th-generationCometLakeprocessorsforlaptopsbackinAugust,withtheactuallaptopsfilteringoutoverthefollowingmonths.Ontopofthose,IntelhasannouncedearlyAprilthefulllineupofCometLake-Hprocessors,whichwillbethehigh-performancechipsthatwillbefoundingaminglaptopsthisyear.Thatmeanswewillbeseeingthosechipsoutinthewildinthenextfewmonths.AsfortheCometLake-Sdesktopchips,IntellaunchedthemonApril30,andthey’renowavailableforpurchase.Itwon’tbelonguntilwe’llseetheminsidemanyPCssoon.Infact,thelatestAlienwareAurora,R11,alreadyhasthei9-10900KFchipinside.WemightnotseeIntellaunchingitslatestflagshipmainstreamdesktopprocessorsbeforeQ4.IntelCometLakeprice NowthattheCometLakeprocessorsforlaptopsareout,thepricetagforeachchipisalsofinallyavailable.We’velistedthemoutforyoubelowsoyoucandecidewhetherornottoupgrade.TheseareIntel’srecommendedpriceforeveryCometLakechip: IntelCorei7-10710U–$443(about£340,AU$635)IntelCorei7-10510U–$409(about£315,AU$585)IntelCorei5-10210U–$297(about£230,AU$425)IntelCorei3-10110U–$281(about£215,AU$405)Withlaptoppricing,though,it’simportanttokeepinmindthatthesearen’tpricesthatconsumerswilleversee.Instead,it’sasuggestedpricethatIntelgivestoitsdistributors,whichcanchargeaboveorbelowthispricetolaptopmanufacturers.Thesepriceswillgenerallybeworkedintotheoverallpriceofthelaptop,butthesenumberscanstillgiveadecentideaofwhichsegmentofthelaptopmarketeachchipfallsinto. AsfarasIntelCometLake-Sprocessors,theseareIntel’srecommendedpricesforeach:IntelCorei9-10900K–$488(about£395/A$765)IntelCorei9-10900KF–$472(about£380/A$740)IntelCorei9-10900–$439(about£355/A$690)IntelCorei9-10900F–$422(about£340/A$660)IntelCorei7-10700K–$374(about£302/A$585)IntelCorei7-10700KF–$349(about£280/A$545)IntelCorei7-10700–$323(about£260/A$505)IntelCorei7-10700F–$298(about£240/A$465)IntelCorei5-10600K–$262(about£215/A$410)IntelCorei5-10600KF–$237(about£190/A$370)IntelCorei5-10600–$213(about£170/A$335)IntelCorei5-10500–$192(about£155/A$300)IntelCorei5-10400–$182(about£150/A$285)IntelCorei5-10400F–$157(about£130/A$245)IntelCorei3-10320–$154(about£125/A$240)IntelCorei3-10300–$143(about£115/A$225)IntelCorei3-10100–$122(about£98/A$190)TheseareaboutonparwithCoffeeLakeRefreshpricesbelow,withsomedifferenceshereandtherethatareprettynegligible.IntelCorei9-9900K–$488(£519,AU$899)IntelCorei7-9700K–$374(£409,AU$659)IntelCorei7-9700–$323(about£250,AU$450)IntelCorei5-9600–$192(about£150,AU$260)IntelCorei5-9400–$182(£194,aboutAU$250)IntelCorei5-9400F–$182(£188,aboutAU$250)IntelCorei3-9350K–$173(about£130,AU$240)IntelCorei3-9350KF–$173(£194,aboutAU$230)IntelCorei3-9320–$154(about£118,AU$215)IntelCorei3-9300–$143(about£110,AU$199)IntelCorei3-9100–$122(about£90,AU$170)IntelCorei3-9100F–$122(about£90,AU$170)NowthattheCometLakeprocessorsforlaptopsareout,thepricetagforeachchipisalsofinallyavailable.IntelCometLakespecs CometLakeisyetanotheriterationofIntel’s14nmmanufacturingprocess.Thismeansthatthereisn’tmuchimprovementinthewayofpowerefficiency,andthermalswillprobablystarttorampup.Wehaven'tgotachancetotesteachoftheseprocessorsyet,butweexpectthedifferenceover8th-generationWhiskeyLakechipstobeprettyminor–asidefromtheIntelCorei7-10710U,ofcourse,whichboastsisa6-core(12-thread)processorwithaboostofupto4.7GHz.We'vegotallthespecsoftheIntelCometLakeMobilechipshere:IntelCorei7-10710U –6-cores,12-threads|12MBCache|1.1GHzbase/4.7GHzboostIntelCorei7-10510U –4-cores,8-threads|8MBCache|1.8GHzbase/4.9GHzboostIntelCorei5-10210U –4-cores,8-threads|6MBCache|1.6GHzbase/4.2GHzboostIntelCorei3-10110U –2-cores,4-threads|4MBCache|2.1GHzbase/4.1GHzboostThesemaylookverysimilartoWhiskeyLake,butwithsomehigherclockspeeds.Thebiggestdifferenceshere,though,aretheinclusionofWi-Fi6compatibilityandThunderbolt3onthedie. AsfarasCometLake-Sdesktopprocessorsgo,there’sanoticeableincreaseincores,threadsandturbospeedsthat’sreflectedacrossthenewCometLake-Slineup.What'sperhapsmostnotableistheCorei7-10700K,whichstillhasthatmassive125WTDP,butoffers8coresand16threadswitha5.1GHzturbo.That’sahigherspecthanthe9900KHerearetheCometLake-Sprocessorsspecs,withanoticeableincreaseinTDPacrosstheboard–eventheIntelCorei5-10600Khasa125WTDP–whichmeansincreasedheat:Corei9-10900K:10Cores,20threads|3.7GHzbase,5.3GHzboost|125WTDPCorei9-10900:10cores,20threads|2.8GHzbase,5.1GHzboost|65WTDPCorei7-10700K:8cores,16threads|3.8GHzbase,5.1GHzboost|125WTDPCorei7-10700:8cores,16threads|2.9GHzbase,4.8GHzboost|65WTDPCorei5-10600K:6cores,12threads|4.1GHzbase,4.8GHzboost|125WTDPCorei5-10600:6cores,12threads|3.3GHzbase,4.8GHzboost|65WTDPCorei5-10500:6cores,12threads|3.1GHzbase,4.5GHzboost|65WTDPCorei5-10400:6cores,12threads|2.9GHzbase,4.3GHzboost|65WTDPCorei3-10320:4cores,8threads|3.8GHzbase,4.6GHzboost|65WTDPCorei3-10300:4cores,8threads|3.7GHzbase,4.4GHzboost|65WTDPCorei3-10100:4cores,8threads|3.6GHzbase,4.3GHzboost|65WTDPWe’vehadachancetotestboththeIntelCorei9-10900KandtheIntelCorei5-10600K.AbenchmarkleakhintedthattheIntelCorei9-10900Kwilldeliveranalmost30%leapinperformance.Unfortunately,whileitdoescomewithtwoextracoresover2018'sCorei9-9900K,alongwithboostclocksthatreach5.3GHzacrossoneortwocores,itactuallylosesgroundtothe9900Kintermsofrawgamingperformance.It’stheIntelCorei5-10600Kthatactuallyprovedtobeanimpressivecontender,especiallynexttoAMD’saffordableofferings.Itdeliversexcellentmulti-coreperformanceandanimprovedsingle-coreperformance,makingitagreatvalueformid-rangeconsumers,especiallythoselookingtodomorethanjustgaming. Notthatthiscameasasurprise.We’vealreadygottenapreviewofhowthesemightcomparetoAMDRyzen3000,whichshowsthatIntelwillhavetooffersomecompetitivepricesforitsCometLake-SchipstokeepupwithAMD.Leakedbenchmarksforthei7-10700K,i5-10600Kandi5-10600KFshowofftheirsingle-coreperformance,unsurprisinglyoutmatchingtheirrespectiveAMDrivals.ImagesCredit:TechRadarCheckoutthebestprocessorsCompleteyourgamingrigwiththebestgamingmonitors.Completeyourgamingrigwiththebestgamingmonitors. 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