Intel Core i7-10700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Core i7-10700F vs Ryzen 5 9600X benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 5 9600X is faster than the Core i7-10700F. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-10700F in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-10700F has slightly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Ryzen 5 9600X has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 9600X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 9600X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-10700F. Also, the Ryzen 5 9600X has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 5 9600X has more L2 cache than the Core i7-10700F. The Ryzen 5 9600X 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 i7-10700F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.