Ryzen 7 1700X vs Core i7-10700: which is better

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X (desktop, 2017) against Intel Core i7-10700 (desktop, 2020): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Core i7-10700 is 2% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 15,965 vs 15,577).
Core i7-10700 is 37% faster per core.
Core i7-10700 has a lower TDP: 65 W vs 95 W.
Different sockets (AM4 and LGA1200): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Ryzen 7 1700X	Core i7-10700
Overall score	21.6	22.1
PassMark CPU Mark	15,577	15,965
Single-thread rating	2,098	2,878
US price	from $333	no current price
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Base clock	3.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Max boost	3.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
TDP	95 W	65 W
Max power	128 W	224 W
Memory	DDR4	DDR4
Memory speed	2666 MT/s	2933 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	AM4	LGA1200
Process	14 nm (GlobalFoundries)	14 nm (Intel)
Architecture	Zen	Comet Lake
Series	Ryzen 1000	10th Gen Core
Release year	2017	2020
Integrated graphics	none	UHD Graphics 630

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