Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$537

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 25,4% faster on average

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-10900K wins 4, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 24 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +35,2 % 252,7fps 389,9fps Multi-thread +18,7 % 75,3points 92,6points Single-thread +21,3 % 95,7points 121,6points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7 7800X3D +54,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 14.728 points 17.654 points +19,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.399 points 6.245 points +2,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.169 points 58.088 points +56,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 278,0 fps 434,5 fps +56,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 211,0 fps 365,0 fps +73,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 20.310 points 23.688 points +16,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 274,8 fps 407,3 fps +48,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 247,0 fps 352,8 fps +42,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 399,6 fps 425,8 fps +6,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 363,3 fps 481,6 fps +32,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D +22,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 87.950 MIPS 121.326 MIPS +37,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 75,0 s 72,0 s +4,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.215 s 971,0 s +25,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 32.163 KB/s 50.227 KB/s +56,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.627 points 2.944 points +12,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 6.306 points 7.066 points +12,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.612 points 5.899 points +12,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.707 points 13.400 points +2,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.099 points 7.990 points +13,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.956 points 8.005 points +0,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 4.491 points 7.053 points +57,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.752 points 3.799 points +38,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.745 points 1.942 points +11,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.790 points 13.655 points +26,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.426 px/s 6.081 px/s +12,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D +27,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 898,0 points 978,0 points +8,9 %

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

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 547,0 px/s 678,0 px/s +23,9 %

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 7 7800X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Comet Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 10000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q2 2020	April 6, 2023
Launch MSRP	US$537	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / threads	10	8
Threads	20	16
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	n/a	8 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TDP / base power	125 W	120 W
Process	14 nm	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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 7 7800X3D
System power idle	59 W	115.9 W
System power load	209 W	184.4 W
CPU package idle	11 W	24 W
CPU package load	139 W	77.5 W
Temperature idle	30 °C	43 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	63.3 °C
Highest measured clock	5289 MHz	4438 MHz
Avg clock in games	4829 MHz	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	n/a	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
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 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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