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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-10600K

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-10600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

3.0 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 379 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74904 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-10600K (Basistakt: 4,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125Watt) Box

Buy for 146.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74904 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

3.0 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 379 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74904 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Intel Core i5-10600K (Basistakt: 4,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125Watt) Box

Buy for 146.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74904 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 257 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900

  • Performs up to 41% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-10600K - 52 vs 37 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600K - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K

  • Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900 - €146.69 vs €379.0
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

52

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€379

38%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 379 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74904 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

37

71.15384615384616%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€146.69

100%

Intel Core i5-10600K (Basistakt: 4,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125Watt) Box

Buy for 146.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74904 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

100%

Multi-Core

9865

100%

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1658

80.79922027290448%

Multi-Core

6838

69.31576279776989%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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Intel Core i5-10600K Logo

Intel Core i5-10600K

Jan 12th, 2021
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameComet Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
41.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

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