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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 548 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - £195.0 vs £599.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i9-10900X - £1.3 vs £3.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Dead Space than Ryzen 5 2600X - 153 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Dead Space
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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