Intel Core i7 10700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
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We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Intel Core i7 10700K against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 10700K
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
- More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- More modern manufacturing process β 7 versus 14 nanometers
- Has 16 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Newer PCI Express version β 4.0
- 30% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2232 vs 1711 points
- Newer - released 5 months later
- Around 5.4 GB/s (12%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 483 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3448 |
Cinebench Scores (#188th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 647.3 MB/sec | 851.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 76.4 Klines/sec | 97.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 169.6 pages/sec | 181 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 296.9 Mpixels/sec | 319.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 173 pages/sec | 236.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 38.9 images/sec | 50.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 63.4 images/sec | 66.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 16.5 Mpixels/sec | 25.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 66.6 GOps/sec | 94.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 41.3 GOps/sec | 52.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 54M Primes/sec | 122M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.6M Strings/sec | 35.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 6.4 GBytes/sec | 21.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 294.7 MBytes/sec | 345.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 930 Frames/sec | 1354 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19.4B Matrices/sec | 23.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 5.7 PPW | 8.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 67.9 PPW | 97.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 148.2 PPW | 263.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.43 PPW | 2.06 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 10700K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-07-10 (Guest #0) | Cinebench 2024 | 77 / 716 |
| π 2024-05-04 (Tris) | Cinebench 2024 | 62 / 415 |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-18 (dxd_shxdow) | Cinebench 2026 | 483 / 3448 |
| π 2026-04-15 (NyNy) | Cinebench 2024 | 81 / 747 |
| π 2026-02-16 (nothampter) | Cinebench 2024 | 82 / 1064 |
| π 2026-02-06 (Hexg) | Cinebench 2024 | 95 / 849 |
| π 2025-12-27 (ivy:3) | Cinebench 2024 | 96 / 863 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 10700K and AMD Ryzen 7 5800XGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | May 1, 2020 | October 8, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Comet Lake | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | i7-10700K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | - Intel Core i7 11700K |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#95th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 38x |
| 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 | - | 4.15 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 105 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 142 W |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 90Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (138th and 98th 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
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 | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 10700K official page | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
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