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Intel Core i7 10700F vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

40 out of 100
Intel Core i7 10700F
VS
42 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i7 10700F
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 10700F against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
24.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
35.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3700X and 10700F
Advantages of Intel Core i7 10700F
  • Newer - released 10 months later
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 14 nanometers
  • Has 16 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 4.0
  • Around 1.88 GB/s (4%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 10700F
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 539.6 MB/sec 673.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 74.1 Klines/sec 77.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 154.2 pages/sec 162.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 221 Mpixels/sec 242 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 178.8 pages/sec 151.6 pages/sec
Background blur 40.9 images/sec 38.1 images/sec
Photo processing 57.2 images/sec 54.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.2 Mpixels/sec 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1096 & 550 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 10700F
16095
Ryzen 7 3700X +39%
22401
Integer math 62.6 GOps/sec 66.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 38.6 GOps/sec 39 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 46M Primes/sec 97M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 31.6M Strings/sec 32.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.3 GBytes/sec 18.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 252.6 MBytes/sec 296.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 794 Frames/sec 1175 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.4B Matrices/sec 19.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 3165 & 26391 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 10700F
166.35
Ryzen 7 3700X +9%
181.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.1 PPW 10.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 122.9 PPW 129.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 247.6 PPW 344.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.56 PPW 2.8 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 10700F
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-21 (Louis)Cinebench 202473 / 663
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-06 (Azuki_12)Cinebench 202469 / 715
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-01-31 (@ProfitHound Youtube)Cinebench 202474 / 688
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-12-04 (Av8orGamer)Cinebench 202476 / 696
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-09-27 (Nathan/Naskun)Cinebench 202473 / 693
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 10700F and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released May 1, 2020 July 7, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Comet Lake -
Model number i7-10700F -
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - Intel Core i7 9700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#154th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 29x 36x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s -
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 3.8 billions
Fabrication Process 14 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1200 AM4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (147th and 142nd place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2933 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 10700F official page AMD Ryzen 7 3700X official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 16

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Comments

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