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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5820K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 1770 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5820K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Core i7-5820K - 178 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-5820K - $375.0 vs $429.95
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5820K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5820K - 24 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CM8064801548435 CORE I7-5820K Processor (15M Cache, UP to 3.60 GHZ)
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1160
68.51742468989958%
Multi-Core
5443
54.7695713423224%
Intel Core i7-5820K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5820K or Ryzen 9 3900X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
112 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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101 FPS
$26.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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81 FPS
$19.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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