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Intel Core i7 10700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

Intel Core i7 10700K
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Intel Core i7 10700K
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Intel Core i7 10700K against the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. 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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5800X3D and 10700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 10700K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
  • 13% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
  • Has 81920 KB larger L3 cache size
  • Newer - released 1-year and 11-months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 23% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2132 vs 1737 points
  • Around 1.88 GB/s (4%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 10700K
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X3D

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 10700K
12731
Ryzen 7 5800X3D +17%
14838
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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 666.5 MB/sec 1170 MB/sec
Clang compilation 72.6 Klines/sec 83.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 183.1 pages/sec 230.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 295.4 Mpixels/sec 319 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 168.7 pages/sec 208.1 pages/sec
Background blur 38.6 images/sec 55.4 images/sec
Photo processing 64.9 images/sec 77.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.7 Mpixels/sec 20.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 10700K
18962
Ryzen 7 5800X3D +49%
28222
Integer math 67 GOps/sec 89.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 41.6 GOps/sec 49.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 56M Primes/sec 205M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 37.2M Strings/sec 34.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 6.8 GBytes/sec 20.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 298.1 MBytes/sec 328.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 947 Frames/sec 2880 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.5B Matrices/sec 22.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

Value for money

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 10700K and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

General

Vendor Intel AMD
Released May 1, 2020 March 15, 2022
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

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 4.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x 34x
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) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication process 14 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 105 W
Socket LGA-1200 AM4
Peak temperature 100°C 90°C

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 -
Max. Resolution 4096x2304 - 60 Hz -
iGPU FLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR4-2933 - DDR4-3200
- DDR4-2933
- DDR4-2667
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. 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 5800X3D official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Intel Core i7 10700K?
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