i5-10510U vs Ryzen 9 3900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-10510U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking275not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.73no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Comet Lake
Power efficiency15.54no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-10510U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed3.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache64 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-10510U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-10510U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-10510U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-10510U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900X has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i5-10510U, on the other hand, has 600% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-10510U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop processor while Core i5-10510U is a notebook one.


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