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Core i9-10900X vs Ryzen 9 5900X


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900X gets a score of 632.4 k points while the 5900X gets 814.7 k points.

Summarizing, the 5900X is 1.3 times faster than the i9-10900X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
a20f12
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
AM4
Cores/Threads
10/20
12/24
TDP
165 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
10x1024 kB
12x512 kB
Cache L3
19712 kB
2x32768 kB
Date
November 2019
November 2020
Mean monothread perf.
62.28k points
83.5k points
Mean multithread perf.
632.35k points
814.74k 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
i9-10900X
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
25.97k
22.6k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
22.37k
24.85k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.3k
11.25k (x2.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.63k
24.8k (x2.87)
TOTAL
62.28k
83.5k (x1.34)

Multithread

i9-10900X

5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
281.98k
258.21k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
259.01k
342.24k (x1.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
64.87k
155.3k (x2.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.5k
59k (x2.23)
TOTAL
632.35k
814.74k (x1.29)

Performance/W
i9-10900X
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
1709 points/W
2459 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1570 points/W
3259 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
1479 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
161 points/W
562 points/W
TOTAL
3832 points/W
7759 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900X
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
5526 points/GHz
4709 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4760 points/GHz
5177 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1128 points/GHz
2343 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1835 points/GHz
5167 points/GHz
TOTAL
13250 points/GHz
17396 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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