Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$537

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 34,5% faster on average

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-10900K wins 2, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 26 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +25,0 % 252,7fps 337,0fps Multi-thread +41,3 % 75,3points 128,4points Single-thread +36,1 % 95,7points 149,6points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 9900X +33,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 14.728 points 18.341 points +24,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.399 points 6.204 points +3,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.169 points 50.031 points +34,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 278,0 fps 374,2 fps +34,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 211,0 fps 293,0 fps +38,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 20.310 points 23.617 points +16,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 274,8 fps 381,9 fps +39,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 247,0 fps 298,7 fps +20,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 399,6 fps 331,4 fps +20,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 363,3 fps 459,5 fps +26,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +70,5 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 87.950 MIPS 178.176 MIPS +102,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 75,0 s 44,0 s +70,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.215 s 695,0 s +74,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 32.163 KB/s 47.354 KB/s +47,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.627 points 5.061 points +92,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 6.306 points 12.630 points +100,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.612 points 10.368 points +56,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.707 points 15.710 points +14,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.099 points 13.830 points +52,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.956 points 12.659 points +59,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 4.491 points 9.135 points +103,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.752 points 4.854 points +76,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.745 points 2.498 points +43,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.790 points 21.444 points +98,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.426 px/s 10.508 px/s +93,7 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +56,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 898,0 points 1.267 points +41,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.425 points 2.510 points +76,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 547,0 px/s 712,0 px/s +30,2 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.334 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.398 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 9900X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Comet Lake	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Core 10000	Ryzen 9000
Release	Q2 2020	August 15, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$537	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Cores / threads	10	12
Threads	20	24
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.4 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 9900X
TDP / base power	125 W	120 W
Process	14 nm	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Socket	LGA1200	AM5
Memory	DDR4-2933	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9900X
System power idle	59 W	122.2 W
System power load	209 W	292.1 W
CPU package idle	11 W	27.5 W
CPU package load	139 W	162 W
Temperature idle	30 °C	44 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	90 °C
Highest measured clock	5289 MHz	5305 MHz
Avg clock in games	4829 MHz	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i9-10900K	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum

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