AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i7-10700KF

Ryzen 7 5800X vs Core i7-10700KF specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 5800X performs better than the Core i7-10700KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-10700KF in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Both the Ryzen 7 5800X and Core i7-10700KF have the same clock speed. Despite this, the Core i7-10700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 7 5800X CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-10700KF CPU because of its 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 5800X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-10700KF. The Ryzen 7 5800X 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 Ryzen 7 5800X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.