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Core i9-10900K vs Ryzen 9 5900HX


Description
The i9-10900K is based on Comet Lake architecture while the 5900HX is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900K gets a score of 685.6 k points while the 5900HX gets 421.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10900K is 1.6 times faster than the 5900HX. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0655
a50f00
Core
Comet Lake-S
Cezanne
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
BGA1140-FP6
Cores/Threads
10/20
8/16
TDP
125 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
16384 kB
Date
April 2020
January 2021
Mean monothread perf.
80.41k points
85.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
685.65k points
421.05k points

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
5900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
32.67k
23.29k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
28.49k
25.89k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.53k
11.75k (x1.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.72k
24.83k (x1.95)
TOTAL
80.41k
85.76k (x1.07)

Multithread

i9-10900K

5900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
307.39k
138.16k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
298.47k
192.12k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
72.94k
80.84k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.85k
9.93k (x1.45)
TOTAL
685.65k
421.05k (x0.61)

Performance/W
i9-10900K
5900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
2459 points/W
3070 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2388 points/W
4269 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
583 points/W
1796 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
55 points/W
221 points/W
TOTAL
5485 points/W
9357 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900K
5900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
6282 points/GHz
5064 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5479 points/GHz
5628 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1257 points/GHz
2555 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2445 points/GHz
5398 points/GHz
TOTAL
15463 points/GHz
18644 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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