intel core i9 10900x vs amd ryzen 5 5600x
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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i9 10900X (Desktop) 10-cores against AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (Desktop) 6-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 10900X
- Newer released 2019 years later
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Around 42.8 GB/s (46%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR4-2933 RAM
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Newer released 1 years later
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than the Intel Core i9 10900X – 65 vs 165 Watt
- Has 13 MB larger L3 cache size
- Newer PCI Express version – 4
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Intel Core i9 10900X | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | October 19 2019 | October 8 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Cascade Lake-X | Vermeer |
| Socket | FCLGA2066 | AM4 |
| Integrated GPU | - |
Performance
| Intel Core i9 10900X | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
| Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Base Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 19.25 MB (shared) | 32 MB |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Power
| Intel Core i9 10900X | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 W | 65 W |
| Max. temperature | 94°C | °C |
Memory support
| Intel Core i9 10900X | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
| Memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 94 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
iGPU
| Intel Core i9 10900X | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
| Integrated Graphics | - |
Misc
| Intel Core i9 10900X | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
| Official site | Intel Core i9 10900X official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3 | 4 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 48 |