AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i5-10600KF

Processor comparisons   25-03-2021
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i5-10600KF and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, MATLAB, Furmark, 3DMark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, PCMark 10, RealBench, AIDA64, SuperPi, Blender, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10600KF or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 1700X

54%

Core i5-10600KF

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 1700X

54%

Core i5-10600KF

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.9	96.5
Valorant	109.0	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	61.4
Apex Legends	102.4	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	82.2
Overwatch	88.3	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.2	75.6
DOOM Eternal	54.5	54.8
Warzone	85.0	85.5
Assassin's Creed	91.5	92.1
Valheim	90.5	91.0

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 computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 7 1700X

36%

Core i5-10600KF

38%

To make a finishing decision 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 i5-10600KF is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 1700X since it has less power consumption: 95W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program 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 run, 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 7 1700X	Intel Core i5-10600KF
Cinbench 15 Single-core	155	215
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1532	1615
Cinbench 20 Single-core	344	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3336	3629
Cinbench 23 Single-core	981	1391
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8805	10489

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	Intel Core i5-10600KF
Single-Core	2092	2993
Multi-Core	15629	14785

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	Intel Core i5-10600KF
Single-Core	1046	1425
Multi-Core	7751	8301

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	Intel Core i5-10600KF
Announcement date	March 02, 2017	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Summit Ridge	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	10
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.1 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3200 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	95 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	768KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD170XBCM88AE YD170XBCAEWOF YD170XBCAEMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-10600KF is 17% better than Ryzen 7 1700X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 1700X has 2 more core than Core i5-10600KF. 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 7 1700X is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10600KF is better: 27
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Core i5-10600KF before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 1700X specs and review.

Intel Core i5-10600KF - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-10600KF specs and review.