Intel Core i5-10600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

Core i5-10600K vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 5800X3D performs better than the Core i5-10600K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-10600K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has slightly more cores than the Core i5-10600K. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-10600K. It also has more threads than the Core i5-10600K. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-10600K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Also, the Core i5-10600K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D outputs less heat than Core i5-10600K thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-10600K. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-10600K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.