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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10700: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10700 separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X at 4 MB, Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10700 at 2 MB, 50% in favour of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. L3 Cache splits them by another 50%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. They match on 9 other specifications, including form factor, core/thread count and tdp. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X scores 174 against 158 for the Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10700, a lead of 9%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Product Line | Ryzen 7 | Core i7 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 3700X | 10700 |
| Codename | Matisse | Comet Lake |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 8 Core / 16 Thread |
| Release Year | 2019 | 2020 |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| iGPU | None (CPU only) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 32MB L3 + 4MB L2 + 512KB L1 | 16MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA 1200 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 4.4 GHz / 3.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz / 2.9 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| SMT Enabled | true | Yes |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.6 | 2.9 GHz |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.4 | 4.8 GHz |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 2 MB-50% |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 16 MB-50% |
| Base Power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | false | No |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Yes |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | PCIe 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16-20% |
| Launch MSRP | 329 | $323 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Core i7 |
| CPU Process Node | 7 Nanometers (TSMC) | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Zen 2, Ryzen 3000 Series | Comet Lake, 10th Gen Intel Core |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.
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