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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10900K: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10900K separate most on pcie lanes: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X at 20, Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10900K at 16, 20% in favour of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. They match on 8 other specifications, including form factor, release year and market segment. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9 10900K scores 239 against 207 for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, a lead of 13%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Product Line | Ryzen | Core i9 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 5800X | 10900K |
| Codename | Vermeer | Comet Lake |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 10 Core / 20 Thread |
| Release Year | 2020 | 2020 |
| TDP | 105 W | 125 W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 32MB L3 + 4MB L2 + 512KB L1 | 20MB L3 + 2.5MB L2 + 640KB L1 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA 1200 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 4.7 GHz / 3.8 GHz | 5.3 GHz / 3.7 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | Mature |
| Process Node | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Performance Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | Yes | Yes |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.8 | 3.7 GHz |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.7 | 5.3 GHz |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Base Power | 105 W | 125 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 142 | 250W |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Yes |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16-20% |
| Launch MSRP | 449 | 488 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Core i9 |
| CPU Process Node | 7 Nanometers (TSMC) | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Zen 3, Ryzen 5000 Series | Comet Lake, 10th Gen Intel Core |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2933 |
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.
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