AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i9 10900K

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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Intel Core i9 10900K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X with 12 cores 4.4GHz and Intel Core i9 10900K with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (120W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +62%

2232

Intel Core i9 10900K

1375

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +137%

32626

Intel Core i9 10900K

13761

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +96%

3342

Intel Core i9 10900K

1703

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +108%

19527

Intel Core i9 10900K

9367

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +88%

1764

Intel Core i9 10900K

936

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +48%

4648

Intel Core i9 10900K

3135

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +134%

53832

Intel Core i9 10900K

22996

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

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Intel Core i9 10900K

General Parameters

Jun 2024

Release Date

May 2020

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Core Architecture

Comet Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-10900K

AM5

Socket

LGA-1200

Radeon Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Generation

-

Package

4 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

TSMC

Foundry

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

10

24

Performance Core Threads

20

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

5.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

12

Total Core Count

10

24

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

44x

Multiplier

37x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5600

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

192 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

89.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

45.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

MHz

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

2200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

2

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10900K

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

28

PCIe Lanes

16

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