AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-10900K

Processor comparisons 28-09-2022

   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-10900K and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from different 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 comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, Prime95, Furmark, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, PassMark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, 7zip, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, RealBench, 3DMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

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 i9-10900K or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X.

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 7700X

65%

Core i9-10900K

57%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 7700X is 12% better than Core i9-10900K. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 7700X

61%

Core i9-10900K

58%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.3	102.7
Valorant	123.0	116.7
Cyberpunk 2077	68.9	65.3
Apex Legends	115.6	109.7
Call of Duty Warzone	92.3	87.5
Overwatch	99.7	94.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	84.9	80.5
DOOM Eternal	61.5	58.3
Warzone	96.0	91.0
Assassin's Creed	103.3	98.0
Valheim	102.1	96.8

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, 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 7700X

66%

Core i9-10900K

43%

To make a finishing choice 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 7700X is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10900K as it consumes less power: 105W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, 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 7700X	Intel Core i9-10900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	297	234
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4787	2677
Cinbench 20 Single-core	706	539
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	11439	6399
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1793	1418
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	31425	17325

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	Intel Core i9-10900K
Single-Core	3788	3141
Multi-Core	50677	24010

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	Intel Core i9-10900K
Single-Core	2105	1617
Multi-Core	19865	14374

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	Intel Core i9-10900K
Announcement date	September 27, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM5	FCLGA1200
Core name	Raphael	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	5	10
Turbo Frequency	5.4 MHz	5.3 MHz
Frequency	4.5 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	105 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	8MB
L3 cache	32MB	20 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000591

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 7700X is 17% better than Core i9-10900K in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10900K has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 7700X. 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 7700X is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10900K is better: 6
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and Intel Core i9-10900K before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 7700X specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-10900K specs and review.