Intel Core i9 10900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . 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

Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

1375

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +47%

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

13761

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +112%

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

1703

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +72%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

9367

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +103%

19092

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

936

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +72%

1614

Blender

Intel Core i9 10900K

254

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +59%

406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

1324

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +71%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

10773

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +90%

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

3135

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +37%

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900K

22996

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +126%

52013

Intel Core i9 10900K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i9-10900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1200

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1200

Socket

AM5

125 W

Power Consumption

170 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

12

20

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

10

Total Core Count

12

20

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

47x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

-

256 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

45.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

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 9 7900X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

24

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