AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9 10900X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT with 12 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 10900X with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Advantages
Released 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 10900X Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+17%
1350
Intel Core i9 10900X
1145
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+28%
18437
Intel Core i9 10900X
14312
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+12%
1763
Intel Core i9 10900X
1566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+18%
11025
Intel Core i9 10900X
9308
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+15%
1311
Intel Core i9 10900X
1133
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+13%
12279
Intel Core i9 10900X
10786
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+3%
2769
Intel Core i9 10900X
2664
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+46%
32856
Intel Core i9 10900X
22469
General Parameters
Jul 2020
Release Date
Oct 2019
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2 (Matisse)
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-10900X
AM4
Socket
LGA-2066
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
105 W
Power Consumption
165 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
10
24
Performance Core Threads
20
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
12
Total Core Count
10
24
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38x
Multiplier
37x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB 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
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
93.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
24
PCIe Lanes
48
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
