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Ryzen 9 3900X vs Core i5-10600K

Ryzen 9 3900X vs Core i5-10600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

3.8 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 300.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for 106.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

3.8 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 300.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for 106.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3900X 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 3900X is 298 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10600K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-10600K - 195 vs 193 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600K - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K

  • Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $96.02 vs $270.54
  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

195

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€300.3

35%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 300.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

193

98.97435897435898%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€106.58

100%

Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for 106.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

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

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1693

100%

Multi-Core

9938

100%

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

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1658

97.93266391021854%

Multi-Core

6838

68.80660092573959%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

vs

Intel Core i5-10600K

Jul 7th, 2019Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
MatisseCodenameComet Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads12
3.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
105 WTDP
95 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
38.0xMultiplier
41.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

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