AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i9-10900K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 71 70
Cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Top speed 4.7 GHz 5.3 GHz
Rated power 105 W 125 W
Games at recommended 230 228
Released20202020
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X better than the Intel Core i9-10900K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X scores 71 and the Intel Core i9-10900K 70.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti for the Intel Core i9-10900K.