Intel Core i9 10900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900X 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 10900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

1143

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +35%

1550

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900X +23%

14275

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11567

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

1566

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +38%

2173

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900X +1%

9308

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

1133

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +45%

1644

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900X +22%

10786

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

2664

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +26%

3361

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900X +2%

22469

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

Intel Core i9 10900X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i9-10900X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

94 °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

4.5 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

1 MB 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

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

93.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

48

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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