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Intel Core i7 10700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

43 out of 100
Intel Core i7 10700K
VS
42 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i7 10700K
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Intel Core i7 10700K 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 (4)

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
18.9
(Bad)
Value Index
35.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3700X and 10700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 10700K
  • 16% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
  • Newer - released 10 months later
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14 nanometers
  • Has 16 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer PCI Express version – 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 10700K
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 647.3 MB/sec 673.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 76.4 Klines/sec 77.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 169.6 pages/sec 162.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 296.9 Mpixels/sec 242 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 173 pages/sec 151.6 pages/sec
Background blur 38.9 images/sec 38.1 images/sec
Photo processing 63.4 images/sec 54.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.5 Mpixels/sec 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 737 & 550 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 10700K +14%
3037
Ryzen 7 3700X
2654
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 10700K
18522
Ryzen 7 3700X +21%
22401
Integer math 66.6 GOps/sec 66.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 41.3 GOps/sec 39 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 54M Primes/sec 97M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.6M Strings/sec 32.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 6.4 GBytes/sec 18.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 294.7 MBytes/sec 296.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 930 Frames/sec 1175 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.4B Matrices/sec 19.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7682 & 26391 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 10700K
178.9
Ryzen 7 3700X +2%
181.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 5.7 PPW 10.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 67.9 PPW 129.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 148.2 PPW 344.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.43 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 10700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-10 (Guest #0)Cinebench 202477 / 716
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-04 (Tris)Cinebench 202462 / 415
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-21 (Louis)Cinebench 202473 / 663
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-06 (Azuki_12)Cinebench 202469 / 715
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-31 (@ProfitHound Youtube)Cinebench 202474 / 688
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-04 (Av8orGamer)Cinebench 202476 / 696
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-27 (Nathan/Naskun)Cinebench 202473 / 693
Add View all (7)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 10700K 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 i7-10700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - Intel Core i7 9700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#156th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x 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 Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 3.8 billions
Fabrication Process 14 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1200 AM4
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (140th and 144th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 -
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz -
Shading Units 192 -
TMUs 24 -
ROPs 3 -
Execution Units 24 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 10700K
0.5 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 3700X
n/a
See: Intel UHD Graphics 630 benchmarks

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 10700K 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

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i7 10700K?
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Ismail December 30, 2021 at 06:46 AM
the power consumption of i7 10700K is huge...ryzen 7 3700X performs almost the same within lower power consumption. Lower power consumption means lower temperature. Though in gaming i7 is a little bit ahead.....btw both are great :)
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Payam June 23, 2021 at 11:14 AM
10700k has better performance in games and it's very good in cooling and better clock! I prefer 10700K!
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jon April 4, 2021 at 09:32 PM
I go with intel celeron
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Armie November 23, 2020 at 03:59 AM
The integrated GPU of the I7 10700 working in tandem with a dedicated GPU, I would surmise, boost overall performance in certain applications, such as video editing and rendering--where both GPUs are utilized. I have a 3700X system, and it works really well, but would have considered the I7 100700 on certain use cases.
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