Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$537

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Overall performance index

62,3

Rank 22 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is 11,9% faster on average

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-10900K wins 13, AMD Ryzen 5 7500F wins 15 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +17,4 % 252,7fps 305,9fps Multi-thread +5,1 % 75,3points 71,7points Single-thread +21,3 % 95,7points 121,5points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F +21,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 14.728 points 17.663 points +19,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.399 points 6.288 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.169 points 48.987 points +31,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 278,0 fps 366,4 fps +31,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 211,0 fps 234,0 fps +10,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 20.310 points 22.946 points +13,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 274,8 fps 329,6 fps +19,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 247,0 fps 293,5 fps +18,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 399,6 fps 357,2 fps +11,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 363,3 fps 374,7 fps +3,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-10900K +5,1 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 87.950 MIPS 84.086 MIPS +4,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 75,0 s 103,0 s +37,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.215 s 1.179 s +3,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 32.163 KB/s 30.819 KB/s +4,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.627 points 2.280 points +15,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 6.306 points 5.491 points +14,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.612 points 4.554 points +45,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.707 points 9.358 points +46,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.099 points 6.308 points +44,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.956 points 6.267 points +27,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 4.491 points 5.528 points +23,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.752 points 3.781 points +37,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.745 points 1.923 points +10,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.790 points 9.961 points +8,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.426 px/s 4.894 px/s +10,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F +27,0 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 898,0 points 979,0 points +9,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.425 points 1.992 points +39,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 547,0 px/s 675,0 px/s +23,4 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Comet Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 10000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q2 2020	July 22, 2023
Launch MSRP	US$537	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
Cores / threads	10	6
Threads	20	12
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	n/a	6 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Process	14 nm	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
Socket	LGA1200	AM5
Memory	DDR4-2933	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe lanes	16	n/a
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
System power idle	59 W	105 W
System power load	209 W	161 W
CPU package idle	11 W	25 W
CPU package load	139 W	70 W
Temperature idle	30 °C	42 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	56 °C
Highest measured clock	5289 MHz	5055 MHz
Avg clock in games	4829 MHz	5047 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR4 4200	DDR5-6000 · Schwankt konstant zwischen 4 und 5 ghz

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