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Intel Core i7-10700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Intel Core i7-10700

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The Intel Core i7-10700 is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Comet Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 2.9 - 4.8 GHz. All cores can run at up to 4.6 GHz.

Compared to the older Core i7-9700, the 10700 now enables HyperThreading and therefore in some applications a nice performance boost. The single core performance is quite similar.

The chip is manufactured on 14nm++ process at Intel. The TDP is rated at 65 Watt (PL1) but the PL2 is set to 224 Watt for short term boosts (up to 28 seconds).

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

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The AMD Ryzen 9 79 00 is a high-end desktop processorfrom the Raphael series with 12 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 24 threads simultaneously. Launched in early 2023, the Ryzen 9 7900 is the fastest 12-core processor with 65 watts TDP.

The Ryzen 9 7900 clocks at 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 5.4 GHz on one core in Turbo mode. This is also the difference to the higher clocked Ryzen 9 7900X.

At first glance, the internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters, each containing a CCX with 8 cores. However, the manufacturing process has been scaled down to 5 nm, which ensures higher clock rates. There is also the IO die, which contains the memory controller and the iGPU, among other things. This is now manufactured in a 6 nm structure width.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 can impress in games thanks to the significantly improved IPC.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 12 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (24 threads). The cores clock from 4.7 (base) up to 5.7 GHz (single core boost). When all 12 cores are fully loaded, 5.1 GHz is the max. clock speed. The 7900X is the second fastest Ryzen at launch, only bested by the Ryzen 9 7950X with 4 more cores.

The performance of the R9 7900X is clearly better than the old Ryzen 9 5900X thanks to the improved architecture and modern 5nm process. Compared to Intels Raptor Lake Core i9-13700K the single-core performance is slightly lower and the multi-core performance slightly faster. The gaming performance is a bit lower, and is on average only on par with the Core i5-13600K and also lower than the old Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

The Raphael series still uses a chiplet design with two CCD-clusters (each with 8 possible cores) in 5nm and an IO-die (including the memory controller and the Radeon Graphics iGPU) in 6nm.

ModelIntel Core i7-10700AMD Ryzen 9 7900AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
CodenameComet LakeRaphael (Zen4)Raphael (Zen4)
SeriesIntel Comet LakeAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
Intel Core i9-10900K3.7 - 5.3 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700K3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700 « 2.9 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10600K4.1 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400F2.9 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100F3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 « 3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X « 4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 79003.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock2900 - 4800 MHz3700 - 5400 MHz4700 - 5600 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB768 KB768 KB
L2 Cache2 MB12 MB12 MB
L3 Cache16 MB64 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 1612 / 2412 / 24
TDP65 Watt65 Watt170 Watt
Technology14 nm5 nm5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm
max. Temp.100 °C95 °C95 °C
SocketLGA1200AM5 (LGA 1718)AM5 (LGA 1718)
FeaturesDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Architecturex86x86x86
$340 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.amd.com
Transistors9.9 MillionCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
Voltage0.650 - 1.475V V0.650 - 1.475V V
Die Size262 mm22x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900
46.1 pt (77%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900X
48.1 pt (80%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
8532 Points (8%)
24776 Points (23%)
min: 28925     avg: 29289     median: 29300 (27%)     max: 29628 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1234 Points (52%)
1966 Points (83%)
min: 2012     avg: 2020     median: 2016.5 (85%)     max: 2039 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
762 Points (83%)
min: 780     avg: 783     median: 782.5 (85%)     max: 787 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
9703 Points (24%)
min: 11353     avg: 11474     median: 11471.5 (28%)     max: 11623 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1455 Points (9%)
4020 Points (25%)
min: 4753     avg: 4818     median: 4820.5 (30%)     max: 4856 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
196 Points (54%)
315 Points (87%)
min: 319     avg: 322.2     median: 323 (89%)     max: 325 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
16.7 Points (22%)
45.3 Points (59%)
min: 53.91     avg: 54.6     median: 54.7 (71%)     max: 55.26 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.3 Points (54%)
3.7 Points (87%)
min: 3.78     avg: 3.8     median: 3.8 (91%)     max: 3.85 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7611 Points (46%)
8339 Points (50%)
min: 8465     avg: 8658     median: 8623 (52%)     max: 8858 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
41156 Points (30%)
60934 Points (44%)
min: 67036     avg: 68658     median: 68579.5 (50%)     max: 70741 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
52577 Points (34%)
min: 121250     avg: 126872     median: 125768 (80%)     max: 134469 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9898 Points (12%)
min: 16151     avg: 16234     median: 16246 (20%)     max: 16338 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
119.5 s (1%)
46.8 s (1%)
min: 39.576     avg: 40.4     median: 40.3 (0%)     max: 41.122 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.3 s (1%)
3 s (1%)
min: 1.781     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (0%)     max: 1.872 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
6555 Points (10%)
10154 Points (16%)
17225 Points (27%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
43007 MIPS (25%)
112881 MIPS (65%)
min: 124975     avg: 127080     median: 127195 (73%)     max: 129087 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5293 MIPS (62%)
7936 MIPS (94%)
min: 8252     avg: 8280     median: 8269 (97%)     max: 8345 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
84.8 fps (28%)
207 fps (69%)
241 fps (81%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
236 fps (54%)
355.5 fps (82%)
376 fps (87%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
11.6 fps (20%)
31.2 fps (55%)
min: 36.2     avg: 36.8     median: 36.9 (65%)     max: 37.1 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (32%)
2 GB/s (59%)
1.5 GB/s (44%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.8 GB/s (31%)
3.1 GB/s (53%)
2.8 GB/s (48%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.3 GB/s (27%)
21.5 GB/s (56%)
14.8 GB/s (39%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
199 Seconds (3%)
min: 165     avg: 166.4     median: 166 (2%)     max: 168 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
315.4 Seconds (2%)
125 Seconds (1%)
min: 105     avg: 106.2     median: 106 (1%)     max: 107 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (13%)
0.4 sec (8%)
min: 0.3643     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3758 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 R9 7900 +
19451 Points (41%)
min: 20439     avg: 21223     median: 21284 (45%)     max: 21659 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.1 s (2%)
6.7 s (1%)
6.1 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.2 s (1%)
13.9 s (1%)
13.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
439.6 s (2%)
329 s (1%)
313.4 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 82063     avg: 100438     median: 102019 (78%)     max: 102765 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
15497 Points (38%)
26325 Points (65%)
min: 26455     avg: 27800     median: 27731 (68%)     max: 28963 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
62614 Points (51%)
min: 96003     avg: 102745     median: 103232 (84%)     max: 105350 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
62334 Points (51%)
min: 97281     avg: 102964     median: 103220 (84%)     max: 106230 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 94657     avg: 102993     median: 101826 (84%)     max: 108551 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
13579 Points (34%)
min: 25631     avg: 26260     median: 26310.5 (67%)     max: 26732 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
20080 Points (36%)
min: 40436     avg: 42329     median: 42325 (75%)     max: 43200 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
8580 Points (36%)
14817 Points (62%)
min: 13634     avg: 15940     median: 15959.5 (67%)     max: 16721 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2990 Points (75%)
2990 Points (75%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
15725 Points (61%)
18300 Points (71%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 2848     avg: 2859     median: 2858.5 (91%)     max: 2869 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 16864     avg: 16913     median: 16912.5 (69%)     max: 16961 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1299 Points (51%)
2203 Points (86%)
min: 2274     avg: 2290     median: 2294 (90%)     max: 2297 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
8173 Points (15%)
17880 Points (32%)
min: 19987     avg: 20553     median: 20667.5 (37%)     max: 20799 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1304 Points (6%)
2096 Points (9%)
min: 2183     avg: 2195     median: 2196 (10%)     max: 2201 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8196 Points (26%)
17581 Points (55%)
min: 19975     avg: 20532     median: 20658 (65%)     max: 20765 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5726 Points (57%)
8861 Points (88%)
min: 9193     avg: 9260     median: 9275 (93%)     max: 9311 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
32174 Points (32%)
65241 Points (65%)
min: 74731     avg: 76662     median: 77033 (77%)     max: 77769 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
752 ms (1%)
452 ms (1%)
min: 431     avg: 438     median: 440 (1%)     max: 441 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 R9 7900 +
302 Points (83%)
min: 300     avg: 305.8     median: 304.5 (84%)     max: 314 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
244 Points (44%)
366 Points (66%)
min: 371     avg: 383.8     median: 383 (69%)     max: 395 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2322 Points (87%)
min: 2315     avg: 2370     median: 2370 (89%)     max: 2408 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
116.3 Watt (20%)
203 Watt (35%)
319 Watt (55%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
148 Watt (27%)
196.9 Watt (36%)
313 Watt (57%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
106.9 Watt (71%)
94.1 Watt (62%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
9.8 Points per Watt (7%)
208%
1 R9 7900 +
20.4 Points per Watt (15%)
15.5 Points per Watt (12%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10700 → 100% n=34

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900 → 185% n=34

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900X → 205% n=34

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red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)