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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 741 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-7800X - 135 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i7-7800X - $395.0 vs $482.84
- Up to 28% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-7800X - $2.93 vs $4.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7800X - 24 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Intel Core i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i7-7800X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i7-7800X
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
$13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,437.79
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112 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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105 FPS
$25.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,694.96
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90 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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