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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i3-10100. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2017-03-02
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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Q2/2020
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Intel Core i3-10100
Intel Core i3-10100

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 1700X or Intel Core i3-10100? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in 2017-03-02.

Intel Core i3-10100 has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    153 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    262 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    383 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    180 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    361 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    520 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    286 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    65 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    45 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    102 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    241 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    202 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-10100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    205 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    241 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    136 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    303 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    297 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    409 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    743 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Intel Core i3-10100 Intel Core i3-10100
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Core i 10000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 10
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i3-9100
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.1 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-10100 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Core i3-10100 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    95 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Core i3-10100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Codename
    Summit Ridge left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L1-Cache
    0.75 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD170XBCAEWOF left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD170XBCAEMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD170XBCM88AE left arrow -
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2017-03-02 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    AMD Wraith Max left arrow -
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    Not Included left arrow -
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow -
  • Verified on
    2026-10-01 left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Core i3-10100.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

981.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
1141.000000
Intel Core i3-10100
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

8805.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
5612.000000
Intel Core i3-10100
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

344.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
448.000000
Intel Core i3-10100
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3336.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
2284.000000
Intel Core i3-10100
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

155.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
191.000000
Intel Core i3-10100
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1532.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
1001.000000
Intel Core i3-10100
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

899.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
1140.000000
Intel Core i3-10100
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

6034.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
4403.000000
Intel Core i3-10100

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