AMD Ryzen 5 2600E vs Intel Core i7-10870H

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 2600E vs Intel Core i7-10870H and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, PassMark, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, Blender, Gears 5, MATLAB, WPrime, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, AIDA64, Prime95, Blender, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Valheim
Overwatch
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Grand Theft Auto V
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Apex Legends
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
Fortnite
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Death Stranding
Borderlands 3
Rainbow Six Siege
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Valorant

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-10870H or AMD Ryzen 5 2600E.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 2600E

54%

Core i7-10870H

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 2600E

53%

Core i7-10870H

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.2	96.0
Valorant	107.0	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	59.9	61.1
Apex Legends	100.6	102.5
Call of Duty Warzone	80.3	81.8
Overwatch	86.7	88.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.8	75.3
DOOM Eternal	53.5	54.5
Warzone	83.5	85.1
Assassin's Creed	89.9	91.6
Valheim	88.8	90.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 2600E

77%

Core i7-10870H

94%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-10870H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2600E since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600E	Intel Core i7-10870H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	171	208
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1339	1522
Cinbench 20 Single-core	408	499
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2957	3457
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1042	1167
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7289	11396

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600E	Intel Core i7-10870H
Single-Core	2365	2734
Multi-Core	13612	15954

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600E	Intel Core i7-10870H
Single-Core	1049	1271
Multi-Core	6043	7816

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600E	Intel Core i7-10870H
Announcement date	September 01, 2018	October 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1440
Core name	Pinnacle Ridge	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	2.2 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	6800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	578KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD260EBHM6IAF YD260EBHAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 2600E is 29% better than Core i7-10870H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-10870H has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 2600E. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600E is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-10870H is better: 30
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 2600E and Intel Core i7-10870H before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600E - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600E specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-10870H specs and review.