Intel Core i9-10900KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i9-10900KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Gears 5, Blender, 3DMark, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, PCMark 10, AIDA64, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, UserBenchmark, Prime95.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT or Intel Core i9-10900KF.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-10900KF

57%

Ryzen 7 3800XT

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10900KF

57%

Ryzen 7 3800XT

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, 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 little 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: Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.4	98.5
Valorant	115.2	111.9
Cyberpunk 2077	64.5	62.7
Apex Legends	108.3	105.2
Call of Duty Warzone	86.4	83.9
Overwatch	93.3	90.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.5	77.2
DOOM Eternal	57.6	56.0
Warzone	89.9	87.3
Assassin's Creed	96.8	94.0
Valheim	95.6	92.9

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 comparisons 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. Therefore, 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

Core i9-10900KF

39%

Ryzen 7 3800XT

42%

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 7 3800XT is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10900KF since it has less power consumption: 125W vs. 105W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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 plan 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 processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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 software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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

	Intel Core i9-10900KF	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Cinbench 15 Single-core	234	219
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2677	2228
Cinbench 20 Single-core	539	539
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6399	5122
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1418	1354
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17325	12955

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

	Intel Core i9-10900KF	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Single-Core	3105	2895
Multi-Core	23797	23892

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

	Intel Core i9-10900KF	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Single-Core	1471	1339
Multi-Core	13125	10283

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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 even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-10900KF	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	AM4
Core name	Comet Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency	5.3 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.9 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9200 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	125 W	105 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4
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	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-100000279WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3800XT is 5% better than Core i9-10900KF in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10900KF has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 3800XT. 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 i9-10900KF is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT is better: 8
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-10900KF and AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT specs and review.