Intel Core i9 10900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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Intel Core i9 10900KF

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X with 12 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10900KF 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF +5%

1375

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1306

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

13761

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +34%

18454

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

1741

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +5%

1842

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

7414

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +58%

11715

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

936

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +14%

1068

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

1301

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +1%

1319

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

11050

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +8%

11991

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF +16%

3118

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

2683

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

22915

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +41%

32531

Intel Core i9 10900KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-10900KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1200

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

105 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

12

20

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

10

Total Core Count

12

20

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

38x

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

64 MB shared

Yes

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

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

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