Intel Core i9-10850K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Intel Core i9-10850K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 10 / Jul 2020
Intel Core i9-10850K
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10850K
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
    101%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10850K
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
    101%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10850K

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i9-10850K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10850K

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-10850KAMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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
SSE4A
SSE4.1
AES
SHA
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2

Architecture

Intel Core i9-10850KAMD Ryzen 5 3600X
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Zen 2
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsZen 2
Release DateJul 2020vsMar 2019

Cores

Intel Core i9-10850KAMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Cores10vs6
Threads20vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-10850KAMD Ryzen 5 3600X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache20MB (shared)vs16MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-10850KAMD Ryzen 5 3600X
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vs
Die Size206mm²vsunknown
Process14 nmvs7 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-10850KAMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clock5200 MHzvs4800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP125 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10850K
    6240 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
    5376 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10850K
    51840 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
    32793 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-10850K (simulated)
    220.75
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600X (simulated)
    225.07

points - higher is better