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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 882 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £428.88 vs £499.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Ryzen 9 3950X - £1.61 vs £1.87 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i9-7900X - 268 vs 266 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
266
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.61/FPS
100%
Price, £
£428.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
268
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.87/FPS
86%
Price, £
£499.99
85%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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In Stock
Updated 15377 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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