Ryzen 7 5800H vs i5-10600KF

Place in the ranking	864	571
Place by popularity	not in top-100	76
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	8.93	23.17
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10600KF and Ryzen 7 5800H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10600KF and Ryzen 7 5800H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10600KF and Ryzen 7 5800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10600KF and Ryzen 7 5800H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10600KF and Ryzen 7 5800H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10600KF and Ryzen 7 5800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10600KF and Ryzen 7 5800H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-10600KF 8.96

Ryzen 7 5800H 13.22
+47.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-10600KF 14226

Ryzen 7 5800H 20992
+47.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-10600KF 1698

Ryzen 7 5800H 1762
+3.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-10600KF 6789

Ryzen 7 5800H 7231
+6.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.96	13.22
Recency	30 April 2020	12 January 2021
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	45 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800H has a 47.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10600KF in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-10600KF is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5800H is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10600KF and Ryzen 7 5800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.