AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-10900E

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,609

Rank #106

vs
5,734

Rank #347

6,609
5,734

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 13.2% (Rank #106 vs #347)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
5,835

Rank #340

6,633
5,835

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 12% (Rank #92 vs #340)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
5,583

Rank #365

6,572
5,583

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 15% (Rank #145 vs #365)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
5,166

Rank #299

5,678
5,166

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 9% (Rank #141 vs #299)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
5,185

Rank #327

5,872
5,185

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 11.7% (Rank #129 vs #327)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
5,115

Rank #335

5,617
5,115

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 8.9% (Rank #158 vs #335)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Core i9-10900E Diff
Cores
12
10
+16.7%
Threads
24
20
+16.7%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
2,800 MHz
+26.3%
Clock Multiplier
38x
28x
+26.3%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
19 MiB
+70.2%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
65 W
38.1% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Core i9-10900E
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Comet Lake
Socket Socket Socket 1200
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA1200
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Core i9-10900E
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Core i9-10900E
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Core i9-10900E
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Core i9-10900E
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Core i9-10900E
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Core i9-10900E
Comet Lake

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Core i9-10900E
Socket 1200

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Core i9-10900E
FC-LGA1200

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Core i9-10900E
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Core i9-10900E
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Core i9-10900E
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i9-10900E
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Core i9-10900E
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Core i9-10900E
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Core i9-10900E
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Core i9-10900E
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 206 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 --
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Core i9-10900E
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Core i9-10900E
206 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Core i9-10900E
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Core i9-10900E
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Core i9-10900E
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Core i9-10900E
--

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-10900E
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Core i9-10900E
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TVB
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64