Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$537

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 35,8% faster on average

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-10900K wins 2, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 26 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +26,6 % 252,7fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +48,3 % 75,3points 145,8points Single-thread +30,1 % 95,7points 137,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X +36,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 14.728 points 21.343 points +44,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.399 points 6.323 points +1,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.169 points 55.240 points +48,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 278,0 fps 413,2 fps +48,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 211,0 fps 295,0 fps +39,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 20.310 points 23.471 points +15,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 274,8 fps 370,8 fps +34,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 247,0 fps 298,3 fps +20,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 399,6 fps 352,7 fps +13,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 363,3 fps 371,7 fps +2,3 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +93,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 87.950 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +135,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 75,0 s 36,0 s +108,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.215 s 679,0 s +78,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 32.163 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +68,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.627 points 6.287 points +139,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 6.306 points 14.994 points +137,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.612 points 12.684 points +91,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.707 points 15.658 points +14,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.099 points 16.621 points +82,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.956 points 9.824 points +23,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 4.491 points 5.573 points +24,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.752 points 3.301 points +19,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.745 points 2.162 points +23,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.790 points 23.310 points +116,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.426 px/s 12.516 px/s +130,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +43,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 898,0 points 1.130 points +25,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.425 points 2.234 points +56,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 547,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +36,2 %

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 7950X
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 7950X
Cores / threads	10	16
Threads	20	32
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	n/a	16 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 7950X
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 9 7950X
System power idle	59 W	89 W
System power load	209 W	325 W
CPU package idle	11 W	35 W
CPU package load	139 W	219 W
Temperature idle	30 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	5289 MHz	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	4829 MHz	5620 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR4 4200	DDR5-6400

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