Ryzen 7 1800X vs Core i5-10300H

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

On our gaming index the Ryzen 7 1800X scores 33 and the Core i5-10300H scores 30, about 10% faster for gaming. That gap is small and mostly shows up at 1080p with a very fast graphics card.

The Ryzen 7 1800X has 8 cores and 16 threads, and the Core i5-10300H has 4 cores and 8 threads. The extra cores of the Ryzen 7 1800X help with video editing, streaming while you play and heavy multitasking more than with the game itself. Boost clocks are 4 GHz and 4.5 GHz.

Platform, power and price

The Ryzen 7 1800X uses the AM4 socket and the Core i5-10300H uses BGA, so they need different motherboards, and often different memory. When you compare prices, count the board as well as the chip.

Rated power is 95 W for the first and 45 W for the second. That difference changes the cooler you need, and it shows up in heat and noise.

We do not have launch prices for both chips, so we cannot compare value.

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

At 1080p the Ryzen 7 1800X can feed a card up to the GeForce RTX 4060 before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Core i5-10300H reaches the GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Ryzen 7 1800X if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Core i5-10300H if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.