AMD Ryzen 7 4800U vs Intel Core i5-10600K

Processor comparisons 24-03-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 4800U vs Intel Core i5-10600K tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming. Here you can find useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like WPrime, Blender, 7zip, Handbrake, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, Prime95, PCMark 10, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, VeraCrypt, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10600K or AMD Ryzen 7 4800U.

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 4800U

55%

Core i5-10600K

54%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 4800U is 1% better than Core i5-10600K. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 4800U

54%

Core i5-10600K

55%

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. And if it seems to you 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 other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.6	97.0
Valorant	108.6	110.2
Cyberpunk 2077	60.8	61.7
Apex Legends	102.1	103.6
Call of Duty Warzone	81.5	82.7
Overwatch	88.0	89.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.0	76.1
DOOM Eternal	54.3	55.1
Warzone	84.7	86.0
Assassin's Creed	91.3	92.6
Valheim	90.2	91.5

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 computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 4800U

260%

Core i5-10600K

39%

To make a final 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 Ryzen 7 4800U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10600K since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads 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 check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 4800U	Intel Core i5-10600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	197	215
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1712	1615
Cinbench 20 Single-core	472	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3847	3629
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1235	1376
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10156	10379

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	Intel Core i5-10600K
Single-Core	2579	2967
Multi-Core	17366	14674

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	Intel Core i5-10600K
Single-Core	1170	1495
Multi-Core	7449	8815

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	Intel Core i5-10600K
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Renoir	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	1.8 MHz	4.1 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography		14 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	125 W
Memory type		DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache		12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-10600K is 56% better than Ryzen 7 4800U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 4800U has 2 more core than Core i5-10600K. 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 4800U is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10600K is better: 26
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 4800U and Intel Core i5-10600K before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 4800U specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10600K specs and review.