Intel Core i9 10900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10900KF 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X '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 (64MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF +3%

1375

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1331

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

13761

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +74%

24018

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF +1%

1741

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1709

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

7414

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +57%

11656

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

936

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +41%

1325

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF +1%

1301

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1279

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

11050

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +31%

14487

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF +15%

3118

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900KF

22915

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +69%

38953

Intel Core i9 10900KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-10900KF

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

-

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

16

20

Performance Core Threads

32

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

10

Total Core Count

16

20

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

35x

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

64 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

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

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