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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i9-10850K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
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Q3/2020
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Intel Core i9-10850K
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 2500X or Intel Core i9-10850K? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Intel Core i9-10850K has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q3/2020.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    95 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    248 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    420 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    474 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    54 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 30 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10850K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    122 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    55 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    73 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    177 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    95 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    587 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    20 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow Intel Core i 10000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 10
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3500X left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4 GHz left arrow 5.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.8 GHz
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
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-10850K and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and Intel Core i9-10850K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 250 W / 56 s
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and Intel Core i9-10850K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 2.50 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 20.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow Q3/2020
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and Intel Core i9-10850K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1028.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
1367.000000
Intel Core i9-10850K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

988.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
1411.000000
Intel Core i9-10850K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3755.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
11250.000000
Intel Core i9-10850K

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