AMD Ryzen 7 5825U vs Intel Core i9-10900

Processor comparisons   12-01-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 5825U vs Intel Core i9-10900 and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Prime95, PassMark, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, PCMark 10, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, Blender, 3DMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10900 or AMD Ryzen 7 5825U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 5825U

57%

Core i9-10900

56%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 5825U is 1% better than Core i9-10900. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 5825U

54%

Core i9-10900

56%

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 less popular games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.6	99.0
Valorant	108.7	112.5
Cyberpunk 2077	60.9	63.0
Apex Legends	102.2	105.7
Call of Duty Warzone	81.5	84.4
Overwatch	88.0	91.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.0	77.6
DOOM Eternal	54.3	56.2
Warzone	84.8	87.7
Assassin's Creed	91.3	94.5
Valheim	90.2	93.4

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: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 5825U

337%

Core i9-10900

64%

To make a finishing choice 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 7 5825U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10900 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is 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 streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, 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 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 use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 7 5825U	Intel Core i9-10900
Cinbench 15 Single-core	209	231
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2084	2541
Cinbench 20 Single-core	495	529
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4576	6378
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1242	1367
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12750	14816

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U	Intel Core i9-10900
Single-Core	2779	3126
Multi-Core	23054	21216

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U	Intel Core i9-10900
Single-Core	1520	1265
Multi-Core	7497	10761

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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 can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U	Intel Core i9-10900
Announcement date	February 22, 2021	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Barcelo	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	10
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	5.2 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000580

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10900 is 28% better than Ryzen 7 5825U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10900 has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 5825U. 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 7 5825U is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10900 is better: 29
All the data in the table above 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 opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 5825U and Intel Core i9-10900 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 5825U specs and review.

Intel Core i9-10900 - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-10900 specs and review.