Intel Core i9 9900K Linux Benchmarks - 15-Way Intel/AMD Comparison On Ubuntu 18.10
When running Tensorflow on the CPU, the Core i9 9900K did pull just ahead of a Threadripper 2950X.
The Core i9 9900K was coming in just ahead of the Ryzen 7 2700X for the Darktable RAW photography software.
With a 5.0GHz turbo boost frequency, the i9-9900K was coming in first place with the i7-8086K anniversary edition CPU for the single-threaded GIMP benchmarks.