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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 741 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-7900X - 146 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $285.0 vs $392.83
- Up to 29% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-7900X - $1.95 vs $2.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 105 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 20 vs 16 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$285
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i9-7900X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
39 FPS
$45.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,774.98
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43 FPS
$53.44/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
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47 FPS
$34/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,598
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