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Intel Core i7-11700KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i7-11700KF
Intel Core i7-11700KF
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2022-04-20
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-11700KF or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-11700KF has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2022-04-20.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    67 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 11% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-11700KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    65 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    71 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    68 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    102 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    49 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    76 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    105 W left arrow 125 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-11700KF Intel Core i7-11700KF
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-10700KF left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-12700KF left arrow -
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
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
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.5 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.5 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 None
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Intel Core i7-11700KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-11700KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    251 W / 56 s left arrow -
  • TDP down
    95 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 105 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-11700KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 96 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow 2022-04-20
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Vermeer

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-11700KF

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

More results: 9

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 7597.91817 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 48 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME B450M-A II
Duration: 131.615 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-11700KF 4336.513443 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 96 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / Z590 AORUS ELITE AX
Duration: 230.6 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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