AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i9-10900KF

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i9-10900KF tests and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Prime95, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Blender, SuperPi, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Blender, Furmark, 3DMark, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10900KF or AMD Ryzen 5 6600U.

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 6600U

57%

Core i9-10900KF

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 6600U

54%

Core i9-10900KF

57%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think 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: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.0	101.4
Valorant	109.1	115.2
Cyberpunk 2077	61.1	64.5
Apex Legends	102.5	108.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.8	86.4
Overwatch	88.3	93.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.3	79.5
DOOM Eternal	54.5	57.6
Warzone	85.1	89.9
Assassin's Creed	91.6	96.8
Valheim	90.5	95.6

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K 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 6600U

313%

Core i9-10900KF

39%

To make a finishing 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 6600U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10900KF as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, 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 reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that 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 6600U	Intel Core i9-10900KF
Cinbench 15 Single-core	226	234
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2178	2677
Cinbench 20 Single-core	525	539
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4771	6399
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1356	1418
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12138	17325

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i9-10900KF
Single-Core	2902	3105
Multi-Core	23998	23797

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i9-10900KF
Single-Core	1412	1471
Multi-Core	7815	13125

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i9-10900KF
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	FCLGA1200
Core name	Rembrandt	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	10
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	5.3 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000536 FP7r2:100-000000548

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10900KF is 21% better than Ryzen 5 6600U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10900KF has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 6600U. 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 6600U is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10900KF is better: 29
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 6600U and Intel Core i9-10900KF before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 6600U specs and review.

Intel Core i9-10900KF - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-10900KF specs and review.