AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i7-10870H

Ryzen 9 5950X vs Core i7-10870H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 5950X performs better than the Core i7-10870H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-10870H in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 9 5950X has significantly more cores than the Core i7-10870H. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 5950X has 16 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-10870H. It also has more threads than the Core i7-10870H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 5950X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-10870H. Despite this, the Core i7-10870H has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-10870H outputs less heat than Ryzen 9 5950X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 9 5950X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-10870H. The Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.