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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Intel Core i9-10900K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2018
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
Released
Q2/2020
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Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Core i9-10900K

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 2300X or Intel Core i9-10900K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Intel Core i9-10900K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    965 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 2300X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    293 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    532 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    756 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    224 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2.5 times more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 25 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    159 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    78 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    53 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    62 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    76 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    265 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    169 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    45 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    669 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    167 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    176 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow Intel Core i 10000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-9900K
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 3 3300X left arrow Intel Core i9-11900K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 5.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-10900K and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and Intel Core i9-10900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 20.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q2/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and Intel Core i9-10900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1028
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
1382
Intel Core i9-10900K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1012
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
1417
Intel Core i9-10900K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3097
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
11344
Intel Core i9-10900K

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