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Core i9-10900KF vs Ryzen 9 3900X


Description
The i9-10900KF is based on Comet Lake architecture while the 3900X is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900KF gets a score of 825.5 k points while the 3900X gets 756.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10900KF is 1.1 times faster than the 3900X. 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
3.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
AM4
Cores/Threads
10/20
12/24
TDP
125 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
12x512 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
4x16384 kB
Date
April 2020
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
90.37k points
72.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
825.47k points
756.3k 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
i9-10900KF
3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
35.87k
16.73k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
31.43k
24.74k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.34k
8.82k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
22.22k (x1.41)
TOTAL
90.37k
72.51k (x0.8)

Multithread

i9-10900KF

3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
377.56k
248.24k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
347.59k
309.66k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
88.08k
140.01k (x1.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.24k
58.39k (x4.77)
TOTAL
825.47k
756.3k (x0.92)

Performance/W
i9-10900KF
3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
3020 points/W
2364 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2781 points/W
2949 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
705 points/W
1333 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
98 points/W
556 points/W
TOTAL
6604 points/W
7203 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900KF
3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
6898 points/GHz
3638 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6044 points/GHz
5377 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1411 points/GHz
1917 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3025 points/GHz
4831 points/GHz
TOTAL
17378 points/GHz
15763 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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