Intel Core i9-10900 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-10900 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, 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 joint testing in special testing software like RealBench, PCMark 10, Gears 5, Furmark, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Blender, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, PassMark, 7zip, Prime95, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 5800U or Intel Core i9-10900.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-10900

56%

Ryzen 7 5800U

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10900

56%

Ryzen 7 5800U

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.0	95.4
Valorant	112.5	108.4
Cyberpunk 2077	63.0	60.7
Apex Legends	105.7	101.9
Call of Duty Warzone	84.4	81.3
Overwatch	91.1	87.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.6	74.8
DOOM Eternal	56.2	54.2
Warzone	87.7	84.5
Assassin's Creed	94.5	91.0
Valheim	93.4	89.9

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-10900

64%

Ryzen 7 5800U

244%

To make a finishing resolution 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 5800U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10900 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 20W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes 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 make sure that 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 run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-10900	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	231	208
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2541	2011
Cinbench 20 Single-core	529	483
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6378	4407
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1367	1201
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14816	12266

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

	Intel Core i9-10900	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Single-Core	3126	2679
Multi-Core	21216	22174

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

	Intel Core i9-10900	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Single-Core	1265	1468
Multi-Core	10761	7215

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, 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. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i9-10900	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	February 22, 2021
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP6
Core name	Comet Lake	Cezanne
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	10	5
Turbo Frequency	5.2 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.8 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9200 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	20 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	20 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10900 is 32% better than Ryzen 7 5800U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10900 has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 5800U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10900 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 5800U is better: 8
However, it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i9-10900 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800U before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800U specs and review.