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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Saints Row than Ryzen 9 3900X - 175 vs 166 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $247.16 vs $395.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Saints Row than Ryzen 9 3900X - $1.41 vs $2.38 per FPS
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$247.16
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i7-11700KF
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
63 FPS
$16.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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83 FPS
$12.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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106 FPS
$11.32/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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63 FPS
$23.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,479.99
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90 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,437.79
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99 FPS
$30.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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99 FPS
$21.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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63 FPS
$29.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849
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99 FPS
$17.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
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90 FPS
$29.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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