
For testing we've used G.Skill's 32GB TridentZ Neo DDR4-3800 CL14 memory and for the Radeon 6900 XT.įor the AM4 platform we've the tested using the MSI X570 Unify and for the LGA1200 platform the Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Master running the latest BIOS on both counts, and of course, the latest display drivers and Windows 10 version available. We'll discuss value and pricing in better detail towards the end of this review, after we've seen how each CPU performs against the others. For most builders, I'd recommend the F-SKU, but for the sake of this comparison the 10700K makes more sense given it's going up against the 11700K and 5800X. However, the older Core i7-10700K is ~20% cheaper at $330, and there's also the locked version, the 10700F at just $270 – most importantly, out of the box performance is virtually identical.

In fact, in our recent update to the Top 5 Best CPUs we chose the Core i7-10700 series as the best value choice for gamers on a budget.Īs of writing, the Ryzen 7 5800X will set you back $430 and the Core i7-11700K $400. That's not to say we're recommending you race out and buy either of those CPUs right now. The idea of the original comparison review was to see how latest and greatest AMD and Intel 8-core/16-thread processors do against each other and where each company stands in terms of gaming performance.

By the conclusion of that shootout we commented that we may want to re-run all the benchmarks to include the more affordable Core i7-10700K which is similar, still widely available, and can net you about $100 in savings, so here we are. Recently we compared the Ryzen 7 5800X and Core i7-11700K in 32 games running at 1080p, 1440p and 4K using the Radeon RX 6900 XT.
