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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 189 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-10600KF - 149 vs 146 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Up to 41% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$232.0 vs CA$395.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$1.59 vs CA$2.65 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
149
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.65/FPS
60.00000000000001%
Price, CA$
CA$395
58%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
146
97.98657718120806%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.59/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$232
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1686
77.3749426342359%
Multi-Core
6819
57.38449886392325%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i5-10600KF
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
97 FPS
CA$56.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$5,499
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43 FPS
CA$58.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,509.99
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