A leaked benchmark of Ashes of the Singularity supposedly shows metrics for the upcoming Intel Core i9-9900K. Compared to the current Intel Core i7-8700K, the 9900K offers marginal improvement. In heavy CPU workloads, the 9900K is noticeably better, but if the leak is legitimate, the CPU may not warrant an upgrade. We will of course release our own benchmarks when the CPU is released next year.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ashes-of-the-Singularity-benchmark-leak-hints-at-performance-of-Intel-s-upcoming-Core-i9-9900K.336470.0.html