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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K is 598 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $106.47 vs $490.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-10900K - $0.16 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 11% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 2500X - 745 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
90.20134228187919%
Value, $/FPS
$0.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
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 i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
745
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
24.242424242424242%
Price, $
$490
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
63.064608347627214%
Multi-Core
3801
41.4820473644003%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i9-10900K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
636 FPS
$3.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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661 FPS
$8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
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745 FPS
$6.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$4,649.99
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