Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$537

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Overall performance index

59,9

Rank 24 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) is 8,4% faster on average

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-10900K wins 13, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) wins 13 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +28,8 % 252,7fps 354,7fps Multi-thread +27,9 % 75,3points 58,9points Single-thread +15,7 % 95,7points 113,5points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) 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 7500X3D (X670E) +40,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 14.728 points 17.670 points +20,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.399 points 6.321 points +1,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.169 points 50.661 points +36,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 278,0 fps 378,9 fps +36,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 211,0 fps 280,0 fps +32,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 20.310 points 23.633 points +16,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 274,8 fps 421,3 fps +53,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 247,0 fps 338,5 fps +37,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 399,6 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 363,3 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-10900K +27,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 87.950 MIPS 61.765 MIPS +42,4 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 75,0 s 165,0 s +120,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.215 s 1.884 s +55,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 32.163 KB/s 23.938 KB/s +34,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.627 points 1.517 points +73,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 6.306 points 3.727 points +69,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.612 points 3.430 points +92,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.707 points 6.680 points +105,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.099 points 5.224 points +74,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.956 points 5.202 points +52,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 4.491 points 5.250 points +16,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.752 points 3.597 points +30,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.745 points 1.827 points +4,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.790 points 8.978 points +20,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.426 px/s 3.539 px/s +53,3 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) +18,7 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 898,0 points 921,0 points +2,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.425 points 1.872 points +31,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 547,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +12,1 %

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 7500X3D (X670E)
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Comet Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 10000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q2 2020	November 12, 2025
Launch MSRP	US$537	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Cores / threads	10	6
Threads	20	12
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	n/a	6 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Process	14 nm	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
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	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
System power idle	59 W	102 W
System power load	209 W	152.1 W
CPU package idle	11 W	23.1 W
CPU package load	139 W	67.5 W
Temperature idle	30 °C	43.3 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	67.6 °C
Highest measured clock	5289 MHz	4131 MHz
Avg clock in games	4829 MHz	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E
Motherboard	n/a	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	n/a
Settings	DDR4 4200	X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares,Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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