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

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

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D is 15,3% faster on average

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-10900K wins 10, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 16 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +28,3 % 252,7fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +0,8 % 75,3points 74,7points Single-thread +16,0 % 95,7points 113,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 +39,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 14.728 points 17.106 points +16,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.399 points 6.361 points +0,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.169 points 50.312 points +35,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 278,0 fps 376,3 fps +35,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 211,0 fps 287,0 fps +36,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 20.310 points 23.569 points +16,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 274,8 fps 408,1 fps +48,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 247,0 fps 338,0 fps +36,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 399,6 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 363,3 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-10900K +0,8 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 87.950 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +5,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 75,0 s 101,0 s +34,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.215 s 1.278 s +5,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 32.163 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +23,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.627 points 2.143 points +22,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 6.306 points 5.165 points +22,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.612 points 4.257 points +55,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.707 points 9.253 points +48,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.099 points 5.846 points +55,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.956 points 5.824 points +36,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 4.491 points 5.405 points +20,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.752 points 3.565 points +29,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.745 points 1.804 points +3,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.790 points 10.900 points +1,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.426 px/s 4.472 px/s +21,3 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D +19,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 898,0 points 922,0 points +2,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.425 points 1.882 points +32,1 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	59 W	107.4 W
System power load	209 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	11 W	34 W
CPU package load	139 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	30 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5289 MHz	n/a
Avg clock in games	4829 MHz	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Test configuration	n/a	B850
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	n/a
Settings	DDR4 4200	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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