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The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is newer than Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 16% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X uses around 47% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 16714 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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×AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | ×Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz | + ADD | |
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Socket Type | AM4 | FCLGA1200 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.4 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 4.9 GHz | Up to 4.8 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 16 (Threads: 32) | 8 (Threads: 16) | |
Cache | L1: 1,024KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 64MB | L1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 16MB | |
TDP | 105W | 65W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $19.16 | $11.86 | |
Other | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
First Seen on Chart | Q4 2020 | Q2 2020 | |
# of Samples | 12874 | 3840 | |
CPU Value | 135.4 | 41.2 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 3469(0.0%) | 2898(-16.5%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 45506(0.0%) | 16263(-64.3%) |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | 45,506 | |
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz | 16,263 | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | 135.4 | |
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz | 41.2 | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | 3,469 | |
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz | 2,898 | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz | |
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Max TDP | 105W | 65W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |