Core i7-10700 vs Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor

Short answer: which is best?

Core i7-10700 is 29.7 % stronger than Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor. Core i7-10700 ranks #23 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (7,356 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor ranks #32 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (5,673 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCore i7-10700Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor
CPU score (the processor's own performance)7,3565,673
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)4,2836,746
Integer (MT)5.5 Gop/s2.6 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.49 Gop/s0.42 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)6,902,4622,546,566
Cores / threads8 / 166 / 12
L3 cache16 MB16 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Core i7-10700 · All measurements for Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor