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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 598 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $89.97 vs $273.15
- Up to 65% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-10900 - $0.13 vs $0.37 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 10% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 2500X - 739 vs 672 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
672
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
739
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
35%
Price, $
$273.15
32%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $273.15 on Amazon
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Updated 107 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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