Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-10700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 55% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-10700K - 342 vs 221 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700K - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $389.95 vs $465.12
- Up to 38% better value when playing Diablo IV than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.84 vs $1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
342
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/FPS
61.764705882352935%
Price, $
$465.12
83%
FPS Winner
Buy for $465.12 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 108 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
221
64.61988304093568%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$389.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $389.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 108 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1706
58.066712049012935%
Multi-Core
8142
42.201834862385326%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i7-10700K |
---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
Raphael | Codename | Comet Lake |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |