AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9 10850K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X with 12 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 10850K with 10 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X '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)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Intel Core i9 10850K 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Integrated graphics card

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1313

Intel Core i9 10850K +1%

1331

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +17%

18656

Intel Core i9 10850K

15922

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +6%

1842

Intel Core i9 10850K

1722

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +32%

11715

Intel Core i9 10850K

8830

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +1%

1319

Intel Core i9 10850K

1302

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +12%

11991

Intel Core i9 10850K

10664

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

2683

Intel Core i9 10850K +14%

3083

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +42%

32531

Intel Core i9 10850K

22770

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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Intel Core i9 10850K

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Jul 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Comet Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i9-10850K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

105 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

10

24

Performance Core Threads

20

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

12

Total Core Count

10

24

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 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 9 3900X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10850K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

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