Intel allegedly preparing new 10th Gen Core KA-Series processors

Intel is expanding its 10th Gen Core series with new processors.

Mysterious Core i9 Intel KA-series

Before going into details, it appears that all new 10th Gen core processors are listed as Core i9 series. We are not sure if this a mistake, but multiple stores have now listed the processors with the I9 prefix.

From the data provided by some European stores, it appears that the KA series is cheaper than the K series. Additionally, other listings are suggesting that the KA series will be more expensive than the KF series. Thus, the KA series will sit in between K and KF series.

Price comparison based on Inida.lt listings:

• Core i9-10900KA costs -2.1% less than Core i9-10900K
• Core i9-10850KA costs the same price as Core i9-10850K
• Core i9-10700KA costs -1.2% less than Core i7-10700K
• Core i9-10600KA costs -2.8% less than Core i5-10600K

Unfortunately, it is unclear what the KA suffix stands for. Intel has never used it before. Although the K clearly means that the processor is unlocked. It may simply be a lower-clocked variant of the K-series (only base clocks have been leaked).

10th Gen Core KA series, Source: Inida

Unknown store listing, source @momomo_us

Intel Core i9-10850K launching on Monday?

The full list of Intel’s 10th Gen Core processors is expanding rapidly. The company is also expected to unveil its new 10-core Core i9-10850K processor on Monday. This leak comes from QuasarZone (as spotted by @harukaze5719).

The 10850KA SKU has also been leaked through European stores (as shown earlier), so this time it might be a launch of two variants of the same SKU.

Source: @momomo_us