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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 189 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $275.98 vs $369.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 9 5950X - $2.03 vs $2.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 6% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-10900 - 144 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900 - 32 vs 20 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
136
94%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$275.98
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Ryzen 9 5950X
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
63 FPS
$23.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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78 FPS
$20.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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97 FPS
$22.16/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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117 FPS
$21.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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55 FPS
$26.73/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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82 FPS
$23.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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78 FPS
$20.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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87 FPS
$65.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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22 FPS
$106.82/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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78 FPS
$21.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699.99
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