Intel Core i9 10900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10900K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

1375

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +12%

1550

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K +18%

13761

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11567

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

1703

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +27%

2173

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K +2%

9367

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K +40%

936

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

668

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

1324

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +24%

1644

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K +22%

10773

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

3135

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +7%

3361

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K +4%

22996

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

Intel Core i9 10900K

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i9-10900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1200

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1200

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

6

20

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

10

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

45.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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