AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i7-10700K

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Ryzen 7 3800XT compared with Core i7-10700K

	AMDRyzen 7 3800XT	IntelCore i7-10700K
Overview
Released
Released	July 2020	May 2020
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	8	8
Threads
Threads	16	16
Base clock
Base clock	3.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.7 GHz	5.1 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	32 MB (better)	16 MB
Cores
Cores	Zen 2; Matisse	Hyper-Threading supported; Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 targets favoured cores. Thermal Velocity Boost is not supported.
Clocks
Clocks	–	Up to 5.1 GHz with Turbo Boost Max 3.0, or 5 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0. Configurable TDP-down to 95 W with a 3.5 GHz base clock. Tom's Hardware reports 229 W PL2; the current Intel specification page publishes TDP only.
Cache
Cache	L2 4 MB	–
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	Yes
Graphics
Graphics	A separate graphics card is required	Intel UHD Graphics 630; 350 MHz base, up to 1.2 GHz; up to 64 GB shared graphics memory; three displays. HDMI up to 4096×2160 at 30 Hz; DisplayPort up to 4096×2304 at 60 Hz; Quick Sync Video supported.
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	LGA1200
Base power
Base power	105 W	125 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	No	No
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4; up to 3200 MT/s	Up to 128 GB; two channels; DDR4-2933; 45.8 GB/s maximum bandwidth; ECC not supported.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 3.0; 16 CPU lanes, configured as 1×16, 2×8 or 1×8+2×4.
Process
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	14 nm; Comet Lake; 37.5 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature. Tom's Hardware identifies the ten-core die with two cores disabled and a soldered thermal interface.
Cooler
Cooler	No cooler included; AMD recommends a liquid cooler with at least a 280 mm radiator or equivalent air cooling; Tjmax 95°C	No cooler included with the boxed processor (Tom's Hardware exact-model review); an LGA1200-compatible thermal solution is required.