AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9 10900

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 10900 with 10 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Intel Core i9 10900 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 1 months late

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (45.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1094

Intel Core i9 10900 +24%

1361

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7523

Intel Core i9 10900 +77%

13321

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i9 10900 +47%

1713

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i9 10900 +71%

9002

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i9 10900 +25%

1320

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i9 10900 +68%

9749

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i9 10900 +27%

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 10900 +44%

20152

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i9 10900

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

May 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Comet Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-10900

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

10

12

Performance Core Threads

20

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

10

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

28x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

45.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10900

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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