Intel Core i5-10600KF vs AMD FX-7500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10600KF and AMD FX-7500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-10600KF

AMD FX-7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10600KF

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 45% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2912 vs 960
7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14171 vs 1926

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs 4 June 2014
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2912 vs 960
PassMark - CPU mark	14171 vs 1926

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-7500

2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 125 Watt

L2 cache	4 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10600KF
CPU 2: AMD FX-7500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2912

960

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14171

1926

Name	Intel Core i5-10600KF	AMD FX-7500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2912	960
PassMark - CPU mark	14171	1926
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5373
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.57
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2174

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-10600KF	AMD FX-7500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Kaveri
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	4 June 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$238
Place in performance rating	875	2536
Processor Number	i5-10600KF
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN Tray		FM7500ECH44JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Compute Cores		10
Die size		245 mm
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		2410 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	3.80 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	20 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		553 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan