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Core i9-10900X vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i9-10900X vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 383 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 8% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-10900X - 156 vs 145 FPS
  • Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - £204.00 vs £570.00
  • Up to 67% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-10900X - £1.31 vs £3.93 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 105 vs 165 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900X - 24 vs 20 threads
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Watch Dogs: Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

145

93%

Value, £/FPS

£3.93/FPS

33%

Price, £

£570

35%

CPU Intel Core i9-10900X 2066 Cascade BX

Buy for £570 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 194 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

156

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.31/FPS

100%

Price, £

£204

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor

Buy for £204 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 194 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1576

72%

Multi-Core

9371

79%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo

Core i9-10900X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Oct 19th, 2019Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionRyzen 9
Cascade LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10Cores
12
20Threads
24
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed3.7 GHz
4.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
165 WTDP
105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
37.0xMultiplier37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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