Intel Core i9 10900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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Intel Core i9 10900

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900 with 10 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10900 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.8GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900

1355

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1364

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900 +26%

13293

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

10550

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900

1713

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +3%

1776

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900 +24%

9002

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7245

Blender

Intel Core i9 10900 +18%

197

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

166

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900

1320

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +7%

1424

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900 +35%

9749

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900

3028

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900 +4%

20152

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

19373

Intel Core i9 10900

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i9-10900

Processor Number

-

LGA-1200

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

6

20

Performance Core Threads

12

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

5.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

10

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

45.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10900

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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