Core i9-10900 vs Ryzen 9 3900X

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i9-10900 (Base Clock: 2.80GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box BX8070110900

Prices and Stock
MSRP $499

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 3900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 298 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900X.

Advantages of Core i9-10900

Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900X

Up to 16% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $365.00 vs $431.99
Up to 16% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-10900 - $1.87 vs $2.22 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900 - 24 vs 20 threads

This is a free version of Dirt 5.

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

195

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.22/FPS

84%

Price, $

$431.99

84%

Intel Core i9-10900 (Base Clock: 2.80GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box BX8070110900

Buy for $431.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 401 minutes ago

Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

195

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.87/FPS

100%

Price, $

$365

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for $365 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 401 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Ultra

137

FPS

137

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

210

FPS

235

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

596

FPS

595

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Maximum

193

FPS

196

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

216

FPS

216

FPS

Dota 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1704

100%

Multi-Core

8421

85%

Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1693

99%

Multi-Core

9938

100%

Core i9-10900	vs	Ryzen 9 3900X
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9	Collection	Ryzen 9
Comet Lake	Codename	Matisse
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	12
20	Threads	24
2.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz
65 W	TDP	105 W
14 nm	Process Size	7 nm
28.0x	Multiplier	38.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes