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Core i7-990X vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Core i7-990X vs Ryzen 9 3950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-990X - 316 vs 298 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
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011


FPS

298

94%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

316

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.58/FPS

100%

Price, £

£499.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £499.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8982 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011


Single-Core

565

33%

Multi-Core

2626

24%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

100%

Multi-Core

10696

100%

Intel Core i7-990X Logo

Intel Core i7-990X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Feb 24th, 2011Release Date
Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
GulftownCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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