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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 216 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £328.66 vs £2798.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £1.75 vs £13.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 6% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-9700F - 200 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 64 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
188
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.75/FPS
100%
Price, £
£328.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core Up to 4.7 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W | BX80684I79700F
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Updated 2646 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
200
100%
Value, £/FPS
£13.99/FPS
12.508934953538242%
Price, £
£2798
11%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
Buy for £2,798 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2646 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1549
94.68215158924205%
Multi-Core
6256
44.66019417475729%
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 32 |
| 8 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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