Intel’s Anand Srivatsa, vice president and general manager in the Client Computing Group.
Intel’s Anand Srivatsa, vice president and general manager in the Client Computing Group.
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Intel claims best gaming processor with 9th Gen Core unveiling

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Intel confirmed earlier rumors at it unveiled its 9th Gen Core K-Series central processing unit (CPU), claiming it is the “best gaming processor in the world.”

Intel’s Anand Srivatsa, vice president and general manager in the Client Computing Group, said in a livestream that the 9th Gen K-Series chips, including the Intel Core i9 9900K, will run at 5 gigahertz when overclocked from the base speed of 3.6 gigahertz. He said the company tested the processor against the competition (Advanced Micro Devices’ Threadripper processors) and can claim, “The results are absolutely clear. It’s the best gaming processor in the world, period.”

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.