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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700 is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 10% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 90 vs 82 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $220.47 vs $395.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $2.45 vs $4.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
90
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$220.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i7-11700
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
$1389.99/FPS
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Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3080
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$1640/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1849/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2238/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$1619/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
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