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Core i9-10900KF vs Ryzen 9 5900X


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900KF gets a score of 825.5 k points while the 5900X gets 840.1 k points.

Summarizing, the 5900X is 1 times faster than the i9-10900KF. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0655
a20f10
Core
Comet Lake-S
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.8 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
2x32768 kB
Date
April 2020
November 2020
Mean monothread perf.
90.37k points
89.82k points
Mean multithread perf.
825.47k points
840.11k 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
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
35.87k
24.34k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
31.43k
26.8k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.34k
12.12k (x1.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
26.55k (x1.69)
TOTAL
90.37k
89.82k (x0.99)

Multithread

i9-10900KF

5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
377.56k
263.12k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
347.59k
353.9k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
88.08k
159.07k (x1.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.24k
64.01k (x5.23)
TOTAL
825.47k
840.11k (x1.02)

Performance/W
i9-10900KF
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
3020 points/W
2506 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2781 points/W
3371 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
705 points/W
1515 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
98 points/W
610 points/W
TOTAL
6604 points/W
8001 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900KF
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
6898 points/GHz
5071 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6044 points/GHz
5584 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1411 points/GHz
2526 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3025 points/GHz
5530 points/GHz
TOTAL
17378 points/GHz
18712 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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