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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X at 12 MB, Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF at 2.5 MB, 79% in favour of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. L3 Cache splits them by another 69%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. They match on form factor, market segment and memory channels. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X scores 501 against 226 for the Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10900KF, a lead of 55%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 9900X | 10900KF |
| Codename | Granite Ridge | Comet Lake |
| Core/Thread Count | 12 Core / 24 Thread | 10 Core / 20 Thread |
| TDP | 120 W | 125 W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 64MB L3 + 12MB L2 + 960KB L1 | 20MB L3 + 2.5MB L2 + 640KB L1 |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA 1200 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 5.6 GHz / 4.4 GHz | 5.3 GHz / 3.7 GHz |
| Socket Status | Current | End of Life |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| SMT Enabled | true | Yes |
| P-Core Base Clock | 4.4 | 3.7 GHz |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.6 | 5.3 GHz |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 2.5 MB-79% |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 20 MB-69% |
| Base Power | 120 W | 125 W |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | true | No |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | No |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 | 16-33% |
| Launch MSRP | 499 | $472 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 9 | Core i9 |
| CPU Process Node | 4 Nanometers (TSMC) | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Zen 5, Ryzen 9000 Series | Comet Lake, 10th Gen Intel Core |
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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