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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700K - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 11% better in Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - 233 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $258.0 vs $495.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.11 vs $2.37 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
233
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$258
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K 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
High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 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 |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i7-11700K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
143 FPS
$20.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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142 FPS
$20.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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111 FPS
$31.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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