AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i5-10600KF

Ryzen 7 1700X vs Core i5-10600KF benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i5-10600KF is faster than the Ryzen 7 1700X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 1700X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 1700X has slightly more cores than the Core i5-10600KF. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 1700X has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-10600KF. It also has more threads than the Core i5-10600KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-10600KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 1700X. Also, the Core i5-10600KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 7 1700X CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-10600KF CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. 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 7 1700X has more L2 cache than the Core i5-10600KF. The Ryzen 7 1700X also has slightly 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 Ryzen 7 1700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.