Core i7-10700K vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The Core i7-10700K and the Ryzen 5 5600G are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The Core i7-10700K has 8 cores and 16 threads, and the Ryzen 5 5600G has 6 cores and 12 threads. The extra cores of the Core i7-10700K help with video editing, streaming while you play and heavy multitasking more than with the game itself. Boost clocks are 5.1 GHz and 4.4 GHz.

Platform, power and price

The Core i7-10700K uses the LGA1200 socket and the Ryzen 5 5600G uses AM4, so they need different motherboards, and often different memory. When you compare prices, count the board as well as the chip.

Rated power is 125 W for the first and 65 W for the second. That difference changes the cooler you need, and it shows up in heat and noise.

At launch the Core i7-10700K cost $374 and the Ryzen 5 5600G $259, which gives 14.2 and 20.1 points of gaming performance per $100. Today's prices will differ.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Core i7-10700K can feed a card up to the Radeon RX 6800 XT before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Ryzen 5 5600G reaches the Radeon RX 6800 XT. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Core i7-10700K if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Ryzen 5 5600G if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.