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Core i9-10900K vs Ryzen 5 3600


Description
The i9-10900K is based on Comet Lake architecture while the 3600 is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900K gets a score of 685.6 k points while the 3600 gets 348.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10900K is 2 times faster than the 3600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0655
870f10
Core
Comet Lake-S
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
AM4
Cores/Threads
10/20
6/12
TDP
125 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
32768 kB
Date
April 2020
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
80.41k points
70.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
685.65k points
348.35k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i9-10900K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
19.5k
15.38k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
28.01k
21.94k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.45k
7.97k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.82k
24.76k (x1.56)
TOTAL
70.79k
70.05k (x0.99)

Multithread

i9-10900K

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
194.49k
96.91k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
312.59k
135.12k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
89.14k
70.39k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.58k
56.43k (x4.48)
TOTAL
608.81k
358.85k (x0.59)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-10900K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
32.67k
16.04k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
28.49k
24.47k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.53k
8.38k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.72k
21.66k (x1.7)
TOTAL
80.41k
70.55k (x0.88)

Multithread

i9-10900K

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
307.39k
113.63k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
298.47k
143.55k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
72.94k
63.84k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.85k
27.34k (x3.99)
TOTAL
685.65k
348.35k (x0.51)

Performance/W
i9-10900K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
2459 points/W
1748 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2388 points/W
2208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
583 points/W
982 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
55 points/W
421 points/W
TOTAL
5485 points/W
5359 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
6282 points/GHz
3819 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5479 points/GHz
5825 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1257 points/GHz
1995 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2445 points/GHz
5158 points/GHz
TOTAL
15463 points/GHz
16797 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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