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Computing Intel Core i7-11700K apparently falls behind AMD Ryzen 7 5800X in early benchmarks By Jess Weatherbed 01 March 2021 Yet another blow for Team Blue * * * * * CPU (Image credit: Shutterstock) Any growing excitement for the Intel Core i7-11700K may fall flat after the processor officially launches, with early benchmark performance revealing slower speeds than its rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. The Rocket Lake-S desktop CPU was expected to be unveiled at an event on March 16, but German retailer Mindfactory listed Intel's latest addition several days ago for EUR469 (around $570 / PS410 / AU$730) - and the product page is still live at the time of writing. * We've picked out all the best processors * And check out the best motherboards * We'll tell you how to overclock your CPU Folk who purchased these early CPUs have posted benchmarks to German-based tech forums such as ComputerBase, HardwareLuxx and PC games Hardware, giving us a fair idea of how well we can expect the i7-11700K to perform against existing products on the market. As with all leaks, take the results with a grain of salt - the early sale date has yet to be addressed in any official statement by Intel, and we're not in a position to verify that these purchases (and test results) are 100% legitimate. Take this with a grain of salt, but I wanted to put the numbers in perspective. Core i7-11700K against current Ryzen lineup and in retro perspective with Intel CPUs. pic.twitter.com/adueVdc2wu February 28, 2021 See more Who's in your corner? The Intel Core i7-11700K scores 600 points in the single-core benchmark and 5,749 points in multi-core against the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X's 622 points in single-core and 6,022 points in multi-core In Cinebench R20. The results we're seeing from other benchmarks such as Cinebench R23 and CPU-Z are equally unimpressive, with the Ryzen 7 5800X dominating the i7-11700K on multi-core performance, despite Intel's occasional lead in single-core. This isn't to say that Intel's latest CPU is inherently bad, but it appears to be struggling against its cheaper competition. Image 1 of 2 i7-11700K benchmark (Image credit: ComputerBase Forums) Image 2 of 2 i7-11700K (Image credit: HardwareLuxx Forums) The Intel Core i7-11700K has previously shown disappointing early performance benchmarks shared by Russian tech site Lab501 using engineering samples of the flagship CPU, but this is the first look into what may be a retail copy of the processor. We will need to wait for the 'official' release of the Rocket Lake-S desktop CPU before we can make our final judgement, but it certainly isn't looking good for Intel in the fight against AMD. Todays best processor deals AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core,... Amazon Prime $105.86 View Intel Core i5-9400F 4.1GHz... Staples $152.49 View Reduced Price Intel Core i5-9400F Hexa-core... Walmart $212.50 $162.99 View AMD - Ryzen 5 3600 3rd... 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