AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-10850K

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-10850K and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, programming, video editing, machine learning. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, AIDA64, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Handbrake, 7zip, Blender, Prime95, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, UserBenchmark, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Grand Theft Auto V
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Valorant
Valheim
Cyberpunk 2077
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10850K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3600XT

55%

Core i9-10850K

57%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-10850K is 3% better than Ryzen 5 3600XT. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3600XT

54%

Core i9-10850K

56%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.6	99.8
Valorant	109.7	113.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	63.5
Apex Legends	103.1	106.6
Call of Duty Warzone	82.3	85.1
Overwatch	88.9	91.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.7	78.3
DOOM Eternal	54.9	56.7
Warzone	85.6	88.5
Assassin's Creed	92.2	95.3
Valheim	91.1	94.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3600XT

48%

Core i9-10850K

36%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3600XT is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10850K as it consumes less power: 95W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	Intel Core i9-10850K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	207	229
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1671	2616
Cinbench 20 Single-core	519	536
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3855	6318
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1330	1367
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9945	16820

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	2831	3074
Multi-Core	18815	23350

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	1386	1383
Multi-Core	8390	11578

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	Intel Core i9-10850K
Announcement date	July 23, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Matisse	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	10
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	5.1 MHz
Frequency	3.8 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	95 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	32MB	20 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-100000281BOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600XT is 5% better than Core i9-10850K in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10850K has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 3600XT. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10850K is better: 28
However, it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and Intel Core i9-10850K before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-10850K specs and review.