AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs Intel Core i9-10850K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs Intel Core i9-10850K and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, rendering, video editing, programming. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Furmark, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, WPrime, Handbrake, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10850K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800.

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 5800

56%

Core i9-10850K

57%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-10850K is 1% better than Ryzen 7 5800. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 5800

56%

Core i9-10850K

56%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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 little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.9	99.8
Valorant	113.6	113.4
Cyberpunk 2077	63.6	63.5
Apex Legends	106.7	106.6
Call of Duty Warzone	85.2	85.1
Overwatch	92.0	91.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.4	78.3
DOOM Eternal	56.8	56.7
Warzone	88.6	88.5
Assassin's Creed	95.4	95.3
Valheim	94.3	94.1

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 5800

124%

Core i9-10850K

36%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 5800 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10850K as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 125W. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, 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 check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800	Intel Core i9-10850K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	204	229
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1976	2616
Cinbench 20 Single-core	475	536
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4330	6318
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1572	1367
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14065	16820

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	3136	3074
Multi-Core	21788	23350

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	1687	1383
Multi-Core	11697	11578

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800	Intel Core i9-10850K
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Vermeer	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	10
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	5.1 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	20 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000063 100-100000063WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10850K is 11% better than Ryzen 7 5800 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10850K has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 5800. 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 5800 is better: 21
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10850K is better: 15
All the number in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i9-10850K before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800 specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-10850K specs and review.