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Intel Core i9-10900X vs Intel Core i9-10920X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2019
Intel Core i9-10900X
Intel Core i9-10900X
Released
Q4/2019
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-10920X
Intel Core i9-10920X

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-10900X or Intel Core i9-10920X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-10900X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Core i9-10920X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    287 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    247 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    136 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    101 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    381 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    165 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    370 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.2 times more cores

    12 left arrow 10
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10920X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    371 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    134 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    174 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-10900X Intel Core i9-10900X
Intel Core i9-10920X Intel Core i9-10920X
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 Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000X left arrow Intel Core i 10000X
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 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 24
  • 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 Intel Core i9-10920X and Intel Core i9-10900X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-10900X and Intel Core i9-10920X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max.
    94 °C left arrow 94 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-10900X and Intel Core i9-10900X, 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 VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    19.25 MB left arrow 19.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q4/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-10900X and Intel Core i9-10920X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1171
Intel Core i9-10900X
1179
Intel Core i9-10920X
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
10651
Intel Core i9-10900X
12703
Intel Core i9-10920X
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
135.4
Intel Core i9-10900X
115.3
Intel Core i9-10920X

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