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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X at 8 MB, Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K at 2 MB, 75% in favour of AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. L3 Cache splits them by another 50%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. They match on 5 other specifications, including form factor, core/thread count and market segment. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X scores 309 against 180 for the Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K, a lead of 42%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Product Line | Ryzen | Core i7 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 9700X | 10700K |
| Codename | Granite Ridge | Comet Lake |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 8 Core / 16 Thread |
| TDP | 65 W | 125 W |
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Graphics (2 cores) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 32MB L3 + 8MB L2 + 640KB L1 | 16MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1 |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA 1200 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 5.5 GHz / 3.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz / 3.8 GHz |
| Socket Status | Current | End of Life |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| SMT Enabled | true | Yes |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.8 | 3.8 GHz |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.5 | 5.1 GHz |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 2 MB-75% |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 16 MB-50% |
| Base Power | 65 W | 125 W |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | true | No |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| iGPU Compute Units | 2 | 24 |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 | 16-33% |
| Launch MSRP | 359 | $374 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Core i7 |
| CPU Process Node | 4 Nanometers (TSMC) | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Zen 5, Ryzen 9000 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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