AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7 10700KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 10700KF with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 10700KF 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 1 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (45.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1090

Intel Core i7 10700KF +19%

1303

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7507

Intel Core i7 10700KF +68%

12674

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i7 10700KF +46%

1711

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i7 10700KF +61%

8459

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i7 10700KF +27%

1338

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i7 10700KF +49%

8628

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i7 10700KF +28%

3040

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i7 10700KF +34%

18865

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i7 10700KF

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

May 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Comet Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-10700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

95 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

38x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

45.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 10700KF

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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