Intel Core i5 10600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 10600KF with 6 cores 4.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X with 12 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 10600KF 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

Higher base frequency (4.1GHz vs 3.8GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 10600KF +5%

1387

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1313

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 10600KF

10471

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +78%

18656

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 10600KF

1601

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +15%

1842

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 10600KF

5706

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +105%

11715

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 10600KF

1294

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +1%

1319

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 10600KF

6979

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +71%

11991

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 10600KF +8%

2923

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

2683

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 10600KF

14338

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +126%

32531

Intel Core i5 10600KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-10600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1200

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1200

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

105 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

41x

Multiplier

38x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 10600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

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