Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$537

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 29,7% faster on average

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-10900K wins 2, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 26 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +22,9 % 252,7fps 327,9fps Multi-thread +37,8 % 75,3points 121,1points Single-thread +27,5 % 95,7points 132,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X +29,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 14.728 points 18.044 points +22,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.399 points 6.266 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.169 points 53.424 points +43,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 278,0 fps 399,6 fps +43,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 211,0 fps 272,0 fps +28,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 20.310 points 23.430 points +15,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 274,8 fps 358,1 fps +30,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 247,0 fps 281,9 fps +14,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 399,6 fps 330,2 fps +21,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 363,3 fps 392,1 fps +7,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +60,8 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 87.950 MIPS 168.704 MIPS +91,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 75,0 s 49,0 s +53,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.215 s 737,0 s +64,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 32.163 KB/s 49.402 KB/s +53,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.627 points 4.736 points +80,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 6.306 points 11.225 points +78,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.612 points 9.465 points +43,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.707 points 15.689 points +14,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.099 points 12.711 points +39,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.956 points 9.614 points +20,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 4.491 points 5.674 points +26,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.752 points 3.447 points +25,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.745 points 2.024 points +16,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.790 points 19.493 points +80,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.426 px/s 9.630 px/s +77,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 28.752 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +37,9 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 898,0 points 1.091 points +21,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.425 points 2.141 points +50,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 547,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +32,9 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.897 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 9 7900X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Comet Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 10000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q2 2020	September 27, 2022
Launch MSRP	US$537	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Cores / threads	10	12
Threads	20	24
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	n/a	12 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
TDP / base power	125 W	170 W
Process	14 nm	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Socket	LGA1200	AM5
Memory	DDR4-2933	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	n/a
PCIe lanes	16	n/a
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
System power idle	59 W	126 W
System power load	209 W	288 W
CPU package idle	11 W	38.8 W
CPU package load	139 W	175 W
Temperature idle	30 °C	45.7 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	77.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5289 MHz	5656 MHz
Avg clock in games	4829 MHz	5381 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD

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