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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $749
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10850K is 245 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 3% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 3950X - 40 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $286.0 vs $515.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 3950X - $7.15 vs $13.21 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10850K - 32 vs 20 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
40
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$286
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
39
97.5%
Value, $/FPS
$13.21/FPS
54.12566237698713%
Price, $
$515
55%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 348678 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10850K or Ryzen 9 3950X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
6 FPS
$714.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1879.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1739.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2199.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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1 FPS
$2959.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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