Ryzen 5 3500U vs i9-10910

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10910
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
13.78
+210%
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.45

Core i9-10910 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by a whopping 210% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5481345
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesComet LakeAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency10.2427.55
Architecture codenameComet Lake-S (2020)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date20 May 2020 (4 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$488no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache640 KB384 KB
L2 cache2.5 MB2 MB
L3 cache20 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1200FP5
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-10910 13.78
+210%
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.45

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-10910 21487
+210%
Ryzen 5 3500U 6940

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-10910 1749
+103%
Ryzen 5 3500U 861

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-10910 8444
+241%
Ryzen 5 3500U 2476

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i9-10910 8131
+78.4%
Ryzen 5 3500U 4558

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i9-10910 57842
+236%
Ryzen 5 3500U 17231

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i9-10910 26
+236%
Ryzen 5 3500U 8

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-10910 2302
+254%
Ryzen 5 3500U 650

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i9-10910 215
+50.3%
Ryzen 5 3500U 143

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i9-10910 2.44
+47.9%
Ryzen 5 3500U 1.65

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-10910 8613
+251%
Ryzen 5 3500U 2455

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-10910 10244
+224%
Ryzen 5 3500U 3157

Blender(-)

i9-10910 208
Ryzen 5 3500U 694
+234%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-10910 1381
+53.1%
Ryzen 5 3500U 902

7-Zip Single

i9-10910 5690
+60.8%
Ryzen 5 3500U 3538

7-Zip

i9-10910 60747
+257%
Ryzen 5 3500U 17025

WebXPRT 3

i9-10910 236
+59.5%
Ryzen 5 3500U 148

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.78 4.45
Integrated graphics card 3.09 4.50
Recency 20 May 2020 6 January 2019
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

i9-10910 has a 209.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Ryzen 5 3500U, on the other hand, has 45.6% faster integrated GPU, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-10910 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500U in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-10910 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-10910 and Ryzen 5 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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