Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
            Intel Core i9-10900K
            
                $488
            
        
    
            AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
            
                $399
            
        
    | 10 Cores 20 Threads 3.7GHz Clock | 12 Cores 24 Threads 3.7GHz Clock | 
| Socket LGA 1200 | Socket AM4 | 
| iGPUUHD 630 1200MHz 460 GFLOPS FP32 | iGPU No GPU - - | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6S 1,770
                                            
                                             44% | 
                                            
                                                GB6S 2,205
                                            
                                             54% | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6M 9,045
                                            
                                             34% | 
                                            
                                                GB6M 11,030
                                            
                                             41% | 
| CB23S 1,380 53% | CB23S 1,635 63% | 
| CB23M 15,945 37% | CB23M 21,880 51% | 
| ManufacturerIntel | ManufacturerAMD | 
| ArchitectureSkylake | ArchitectureZen 3 | 
| FamilyCore 10th Gen | FamilyRyzen 5000 | 
| Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | 
| Codename Comet Lake-S - Comet Lake-10C - - - - - - | Codename Vermeer Breckenridge Vermeer 2CCD - - - - - - | 
| Market Segment Desktop | Market Segment Desktop | 
| Release Date 4/30/2020 | Release Date 11/5/2020 | 
| Foundry Intel - - - | Foundry TSMC GlobalFoundries (IO Die) - - | 
| Node 14nm+++ - - - | Node N7 12LP (IO Die) - - | 
| Die Size 198 mm² - - - | Die Size 2x 81 mm² 125 mm² (IO Die) - - | 
| Transistor Count 3.4 Billion - - - | Transistor Count 2x 4.2 Billion 2.1 Billion (IO Die) - - | 
| 10 Cores - - - | 12 Cores - - - | 
| 20 Threads - - - | 24 Threads - - - | 
| - 3.7GHz 5.2GHz Boost - | - 3.7GHz 4.8GHz Boost - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| Overclocking Unlocked - - - | Overclocking Unlocked - - - | 
| Type DMI | Type PCIe | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| Transfer Rate 8GT/s | Transfer Rate 16GT/s | 
| - - | - - | 
| Lanes 4 | Lanes 4 | 
| Bandwidth 4GB/s | Bandwidth 8GB/s | 
| Bi-directional 8GB/s | Bi-directional 16GB/s | 
| L0 Instruction - - | L0 Instruction - - | 
| L0 Data - - | L0 Data - - | 
| L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L2 256KB/Core 4-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | L2 512KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | 
| L3 - 20MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | L3 - 64MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Channels 2 | Channels 2 | 
| Max Memory 128GB | Max Memory 128GB | 
| ECC Not Supported | ECC Not Supported | 
| Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | 
| Clock 1466MHz Transfer Rate 2933MT/s | Clock 1600MHz Transfer Rate 3200MT/s | 
| Bandwidth/Channel 23.5GB/s Bandwidth 46.9GB/s | Bandwidth/Channel 25.6GB/s Bandwidth 51.2GB/s | 
| TDP 125W 95W cTDP Down - 252W Peak | TDP 105W - - 142W Peak | 
| Temp 100°C Max - | Temp 90°C Max - | 
| Included Cooler Not Included | Included Cooler Not Included | 
| PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes | PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes | 
| UHD 630 1200MHz 192 Shaders 1200MHz 460 GFLOPS FP32 | No GPU - - - - | 
| No NPU - | No NPU - | 
| - - | - - | 
| -  | -  | 
| - - | - - | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
 
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
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