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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 189 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-10900 - 194 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-10900 - $1.44 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900 - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $275.98 vs $279.99
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279.99
98%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-10900
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
43 FPS
$38.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$20.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,996.99
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99 FPS
$28.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,799.99
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67 FPS
$25.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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99 FPS
$28.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,804.25
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67 FPS
$33.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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99 FPS
$29.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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57 FPS
$27.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
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88 FPS
$23.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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43 FPS
$34.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 3 TB HDD
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$1,489.99
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