Intel Core i9-10900KF vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Intel Core i9-10900KF
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 10 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i9-10900KF
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD Socket SP3r2DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 16 / May 2017
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10900KF
    134%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10900KF
    134%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10900KF

Much higher single threaded performance (around 34% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 34% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

None

Intel Core i9-10900KF

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10900KF

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-10900KFAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
TBT 3.0
TVB
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
XFR

Architecture

Intel Core i9-10900KFAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Zen
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsZen
Release DateApr 2020vsMay 2017

Cores

Intel Core i9-10900KFAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Cores10vs16
Threads20vs32
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-10900KFAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache20MB (shared)vs32768 KB

Physical

Intel Core i9-10900KFAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket SP3r2
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs384mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-10900KFAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock5300 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP125 Wvs155 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10900KF
    6360 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    3850 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10900KF
    53280 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    75152 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-10900KF (simulated)
    225
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    167

points - higher is better