Intel Core i9-10850K shows up in retail channel

Earlier this month, we wrote about the existence of the Intel Core i9-10850K. At the time, it was assumed this was an OEM-exclusive chip. It's a cut-down version of the ten-core 10900K, with a 100MHz lower nominal clockspeed and presumably no Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB).

Now VideoCardz reports this processor is also showing up in the retail channel. The 10850K is listed about 8 to 15 percent cheaper than the 10900K.

Next, the site also reports that Intel has some new dual-core offerings; the Celeron G5925 and Celeron 5905. VideoCardz writes these chips are still seeing uptake from businesses, who want cheap chips.

What is hard to understand though is why Intel needs 10 SKUs based on dual-core silicon. A recent leak from LambdaTek revealed that Intel is adding Celeron G5925 and Celeron G5905 processors. Both likely to be dual-core and dual-thread model. These processors have no turbo clock and they should have the same TDP as the original models. Based on the listing, they appear to have 100 MHz higher clock speeds of 3.6 and 3.5 GHz respectively. Interestingly though, the listings reveal that the new Celeron CPUs will have 4MB cache, as opposed to 2MB on the original models.