Intel Core i5-10600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Intel Core i5-10600K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4100 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i5-10600K
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 12 / Dec 2019
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    129%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    129%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-10600K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 29% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X.
Around 29% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

None

Intel Core i5-10600K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-10600K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-10600KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
SSE4A
SSE4.1
AES
SHA
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2

Architecture

Intel Core i5-10600KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Zen 2
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsZen 2
Release DateApr 2020vsDec 2019

Cores

Intel Core i5-10600KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Cores6vs12
Threads12vs24
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-10600KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache12MB (shared)vs64MB

Physical

Intel Core i5-10600KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs7 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-10600KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Cpu Frequency4100 MHzvs3800 MHz
Turbo Clock4800 MHzvs4600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP125 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    5760 points
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    5152 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    35424 points
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    62307 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    267
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    206

points - higher is better