AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i9-10900X

Processor comparisons   31-01-2023
   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i9-10900X and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, Furmark, MATLAB, SuperPi, 7zip, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Gears 5, AIDA64, Blender, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10900X or AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

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 5500

56%

Core i9-10900X

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5500

54%

Core i9-10900X

57%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	100.7
Valorant	108.9	114.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	64.1
Apex Legends	102.4	107.5
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	85.8
Overwatch	88.2	92.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	78.9
DOOM Eternal	54.5	57.2
Warzone	84.9	89.2
Assassin's Creed	91.5	96.1
Valheim	90.4	95.0

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 5500

75%

Core i9-10900X

24%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5500 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10900X as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 165W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i9-10900X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	198
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1844	2358
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	523
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4026	6165
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1107	1143
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11181	14301

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i9-10900X
Single-Core	2453	2745
Multi-Core	20203	22786

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i9-10900X
Single-Core	1479	1237
Multi-Core	7682	12434

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i9-10900X
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	October 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2066
Core name	Cezanne	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	10
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s DMI3
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		256 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		94 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	19.25 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000457

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10900X is 2% better than Ryzen 5 5500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10900X has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 5500. 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 5500 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10900X is better: 28
Although it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i9-10900X before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5500 specs and review.

Intel Core i9-10900X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-10900X specs and review.