Intel Comet-Lake S leaked benchmarks show AMD Ryzen CPUs have a fight on their hands
Intel could win in single-core performance again
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New benchmarks forIntel’s 10th generationComet Lake-Sdesktop CPUshave surfaced online, justdays ahead of the lineup’s rumored launch.
These benchmarks come courtesy of serial leakerTUM_APISAK, who posted links to alleged Geekbench V4 listings for the 8-core/16-thread Intel Core 10700k and the 6-core/12-thread Core i5-10600K on their Twitter account.
Geekbench4i7-10700Khttps://t.co/PLEn6nIKcni5-10600Khttps://t.co/MHcGeP8gw4i5-10600KFhttps://t.co/43I6DGpwqXApril 18, 2020
These processors, which will go head-to-head with theRyzen 7 3700XandRyzen 5 3600, respectively, lock horns with their respectiveAMDcounterparts, and – unsurprisingly – lead the charge when it comes to single-core performance.
The Intel i7-10700K, listed with a max frequency of 5.1GHz, scored 5,969 in the Geekbench 4 single-core test and 34,133 in multi-core, while the more affordable i5-10600K – with a 4.6GHz boost – scored 6,081 points in the single-core test and 28,523 points in the multi-threaded test.
Pulling ahead
As noted byTechPowerUp, these leaked scores put the Intel chips way ahead of their AMD counterparts when it comes to single-core performance, cementing the chipmaker’s lead as the manufacturer behind the best gaming processors. However, when it comes to multi-core, AMD Ryzen CPUs are able to just about match the Comet Lake-S lineup despite lower all-core frequencies, with Intel just a single-digit percentage ahead of Zen 2.
There’s no sign of the Intel Core i9-10900K, the 10-core/20-thread flagship processor in the Comet-Lake S lineup, in this latest leak. However,the CPU made an appearance on Geekbench 5 earlier this monthwhere it earned a 10% lead in single-core performance compared to AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
The CPU, like its less-expensive counterparts, again fell short in multi-core tests. It raked up a score of 11,296 which isn’t quite as powerful as AMD’s current-generation flagship.
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Intel’s 10th-generation Comet Lake-S desktop CPUs are expected to launch on 30 April, though it’s likely notes that the first official benchmarks and reviews won’t arrive until the second week of May.
The CPUs are rumored to require new Intel 400-series motherboards built around the new LGA1200 socket, and these are expected to be unveiled at the same time.
Carly Page is a Freelance journalist, copywriter and editor specialising in Consumer/B2B technology. She has written for a range of titles including Computer Shopper, Expert Reviews, IT Pro, the Metro, PC Pro, TechRadar and Tes.
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