Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$537

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is 18,4% faster on average

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-10900K wins 10, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 18 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +33,1 % 252,7fps 378,0fps Multi-thread +0,6 % 75,3points 75,8points Single-thread +18,4 % 95,7points 117,2points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 7600X3D +49,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 14.728 points 17.313 points +17,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.399 points 6.253 points +2,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.169 points 55.941 points +50,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 278,0 fps 418,4 fps +50,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 211,0 fps 344,0 fps +63,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 20.310 points 23.716 points +16,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 274,8 fps 402,6 fps +46,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 247,0 fps 347,0 fps +40,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 399,6 fps 410,9 fps +2,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 363,3 fps 494,8 fps +36,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D +0,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 87.950 MIPS 94.875 MIPS +7,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 75,0 s 99,0 s +32,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.215 s 1.240 s +2,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 32.163 KB/s 39.784 KB/s +23,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.627 points 2.168 points +21,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 6.306 points 5.226 points +20,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.612 points 4.313 points +53,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.707 points 9.334 points +46,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.099 points 6.054 points +50,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.956 points 6.023 points +32,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 4.491 points 5.493 points +22,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.752 points 3.712 points +34,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.745 points 1.914 points +9,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.790 points 10.967 points +1,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.426 px/s 4.488 px/s +20,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 13.361 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 12.852 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D +22,5 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 898,0 points 963,0 points +7,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.425 points 1.907 points +33,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 547,0 px/s 646,0 px/s +18,1 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.717 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 2.682 points

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 7600X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Comet Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 10000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q2 2020	September 5, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$537	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
Cores / threads	10	6
Threads	20	12
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	4.7 GHz
L2 cache	n/a	6 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
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 7600X3D
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 7600X3D
System power idle	59 W	112 W
System power load	209 W	179 W
CPU package idle	11 W	24.2 W
CPU package load	139 W	74 W
Temperature idle	30 °C	40.5 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	65.5 °C
Highest measured clock	5289 MHz	4755 MHz
Avg clock in games	4829 MHz	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR4 4200	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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