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Intel Core i9-10900KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i9-10900KF
Intel Core i9-10900KF
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-10900KF or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D? Which processor is faster?

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

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

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    125 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    158 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    79 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    54 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    50 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    75 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    266 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    170 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    44 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    168 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    179 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    94 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    175 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.84 times less performance per watt

    105 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    377 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    76 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    95 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    165 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    140 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-9900KF left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-11900KF left arrow --
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
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes 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 no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Intel Core i9-10900KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-10900KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP down
    95 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-10900KF and Intel Core i9-10900KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 96.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-10900KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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