Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 3055 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 30% better in Rust than Core i7-990X - 206 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-990X - $0.81 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $130.17 vs $149.89
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
206
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.81/FPS
100%
Price, €
€166.38
86%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Matisse | Codename | Gulftown |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |