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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 383 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i9-10900X - 205 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $369.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Control than Core i9-10900X - $1.8 vs $3.04 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 - 32 vs 20 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Vermeer | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-10900X
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
205 FPS
$17.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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88 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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178 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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155 FPS
$13.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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129 FPS
$12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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95 FPS
$15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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134 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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129 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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141 FPS
$40.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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