AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-10900KF

Ryzen 9 3900X vs Core i9-10900KF benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-10900KF is faster than the Ryzen 9 3900X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 3900X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 9 3900X has slightly more cores than the Core i9-10900KF. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 3900X has 12 cores compared to 10 cores found in the Core i9-10900KF. It also has more threads than the Core i9-10900KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 3900X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-10900KF. Despite this, the Core i9-10900KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 9 3900X CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-10900KF CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 9 3900X has more L2 cache than the Core i9-10900KF. The Ryzen 9 3900X also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 3900X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.