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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 12% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-10600 - 132 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £214.73 vs £1099.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.82 vs £8.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
132
100%
Value, £/FPS
£8.33/FPS
22%
Price, £
£1099.99
19%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
118
89%
Value, £/FPS
£1.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£214.73
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-10600
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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86 FPS
£13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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122 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
99 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
85 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
112 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
122 FPS
£30.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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122 FPS
£33.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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