AMD Ryzen 5 2500X VS Intel Core i9-10900F

Comparing AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i9-10900F

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i9-10900F in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Core i9-10900F

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More number of cores

10 4

2 times more threads
Higher turbo clock speed

5.20 GHz 4.00 GHz

Around 23% better overclocked clock speed
Performance per watt

65 W 95 W

About 1.46 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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Higher clock speed

3.60 GHz 2.80 GHz

Around 22% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Core i9-10900F AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i9-10900F and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Core i9-10900F AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Core i9 AMD Ryzen
Generation	10 2
CPU group	Intel Core i 10000 AMD Ryzen 2000
Successor	Intel Core i9-11900F AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i9-10900F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
CPU Cores	10 4
Turbo (1 Core)	5.20 GHz 4.00 GHz
CPU Threads	20 8
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	No Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i9-10900F and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i9-10900F and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i9-10900F and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	128 GB 64 GB
ECC	No Yes
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	16 20

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core i9-10900F and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i9-10900F or AMD Ryzen 5 2500X? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 95 W
Tjunction max.	100 °C 95 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i9-10900F and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L3-Cache	20.00 MB 16.00 MB
Architecture	Comet Lake S Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Technology	14 nm 12 nm
Socket	LGA 1200 AM4
Release date	Q2/2020 Q2/2018