Core i7-11700F vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Prices and Stock
MSRP $298

Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $749

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.

Advantages of Core i7-11700F

Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Ryzen 9 3950X - 211 vs 204 FPS
Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $259.99 vs $485.95
Up to 48% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.23 vs $2.38 per FPS
Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 32 vs 16 threads

This is a free version of Valheim.

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

211

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.23/FPS

100%

Price, $

$259.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $259.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 212 minutes ago

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

204

97%

Value, $/FPS

$2.38/FPS

52%

Price, $

$485.95

53%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $485.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 212 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

1920 x 1080

High

850

FPS

801

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

269

FPS

250

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

173

FPS

163

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

339

FPS

318

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

234

FPS

219

FPS

Dota 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2135

100%

Multi-Core

8705

81%

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1729

81%

Multi-Core

10764

100%

Core i7-11700F	vs	Ryzen 9 3950X
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7	Collection	Ryzen 9
Rocket Lake	Codename	Matisse
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	16
16	Threads	32
2.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.7 GHz
65 W	TDP	105 W
14 nm	Process Size	7 nm
25.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes