AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i7-10700K

B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler **is fine though I'd go for Noctua or Arctic cooling instead**.

I mounted the pump in the base. Together with a crossflow radiator I managed to make tube routing really simple.

Pricing aside though, the Ryzen 7 5800X is a phenomenal leap forward from AMD's previous generation of 8 core processors. A 23% gaming performance upl...

And once you look at production and these two competitive there, especially with the 3900 acts now roughly the same price and the 3700 acts a bit chea...

The 5800X's price and performance position right now is slightly different from where it was at launch, and that difference is enough that if you are ...

So while the Core I7 10 700 K is certainly a good deal compared to the outgoing Quran I 1900 K the Core I5 10 600 K should offer the same gaming exper...

Maybe this will be improved with further BIOS updates but for now this seems to be the safest option. *EDIT #2* At time of writing now I have been using this CPU for about 9 months and I have spent a pretty silly amount of time tinkering with settings, optimizing and looking for possible improvements in my cooling/performance solutions. I am no longer running Eco Mode via Ryzen Master. My BEST CASE results are as follows, YMMV: In my MXI X570 BIOS I'm utilizing the following settings found in Advanced AMD Overclocking: Power limits are Manually set: PPT - 142w TDC - 95A EDC - 120 Boost Override - 50mhz Curve Optimizer: Best two Cores NEGATIVE 10 (for me this happens to be core 1 and 7, check in Ryzen Master) All other cores NEGATIVE 25 This gives me my best undervolted temps via the new PBO2 update, 30 minutes of Cinebench R23 Multi peaking @ 78C

In benchmarks the CPU hit 80-Celsius in seconds and gradually up to 90 where I had it set to throttle. In more practical testing, under basic workloads the temps are more reasonable but the Contac Silent 12 has to ramp up to %100 fan speed frequently to keep that way and it is not quiet at that speed. I know somebody is going to say that's because the default settings on the motherboard are overclocking the CPU beyond Intel's recommended settings. Well, that was one of the first things I checked and that's not the case here