Intel Core i7-1065G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i7-1065G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like 7zip, VeraCrypt, Blender, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Handbrake, RealBench, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, SuperPi, AIDA64, Blender, Prime95.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-1065G7.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-1065G7

52%

Ryzen 5 2600X

54%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 2600X is 3% better than Core i7-1065G7. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-1065G7

52%

Ryzen 5 2600X

53%

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 play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low 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: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.0	94.6
Valorant	105.7	107.5
Cyberpunk 2077	59.2	60.2
Apex Legends	99.3	101.1
Call of Duty Warzone	79.3	80.6
Overwatch	85.6	87.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.9	74.2
DOOM Eternal	52.8	53.8
Warzone	82.4	83.9
Assassin's Creed	88.8	90.3
Valheim	87.7	89.3

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 comparisons 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. 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

Core i7-1065G7

286%

Ryzen 5 2600X

39%

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 Core i7-1065G7 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2600X since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on 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. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-1065G7	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	184	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	704	1380
Cinbench 20 Single-core	448	421
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1639	3048
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1153	1074
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4475	7514

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

	Intel Core i7-1065G7	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Single-Core	2442	2438
Multi-Core	8956	14033

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

	Intel Core i7-1065G7	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Single-Core	1287	1127
Multi-Core	4893	6497

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 in your computer. 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 even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-1065G7	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Announcement date	April 01, 2019	April 19, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA-1526	AM4
Core name	Ice Lake	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	10	2
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1.3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	6800 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD260XBCM6IAF YD260XBCAFBOX YD260XBCAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 2600X is 63% better than Core i7-1065G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 2600X has 2 more core than Core i7-1065G7. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1065G7 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is better: 23
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i7-1065G7 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i7-1065G7 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600X specs and review.