Intel Core i7 10700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 10700KF with 8 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 with 12 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 10700KF 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.0GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 's Advantages

Released 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 10700KF

1303

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +22%

1591

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 10700KF

12674

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +64%

20814

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 10700KF

1711

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +21%

2080

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 10700KF

8459

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +15%

9774

Blender

Intel Core i7 10700KF

180

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +42%

256

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 10700KF

1338

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +28%

1715

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 10700KF

8628

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +50%

13017

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 10700KF

3040

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +13%

3447

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 10700KF

18865

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +82%

34510

Intel Core i7 10700KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Jan 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i7-10700KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1200

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1200

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

45.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 10700KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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