So the day is finally here! One of the worst kept secrets in computer technology finally rears its head after a week after Z390. I am of course talking about the new Intel Core i9-9900K processor which has officially just been unveiled and we get to grips with it and see if it’s the high-end processor we’ve been waiting for.

There’s surely going to be many comparisons to AMD’s line of processors which include the Ryzen 1st and 2nd generation processors such as the Ryzen 7 1800X which we did review last year. Unfortunately, since Gavin left Play3r last year to further his career at Anandtech (sad face), we haven’t seen any samples from AMD and our overlord Dave has only seen a couple of CPUs since last year. Enough of all that though as you’ve come for a CPU review and it’s about time we delved into what the new Intel Core i9-9900K has to offer.