Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 3196 days newer than Core i7-990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 18% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-990X - 245 vs 208 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 32 vs 12 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
33.15727699530516%
Multi-Core
2626
24.55123410620793%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
