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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 216 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $225.0 vs $485.95
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-9700 - 217 vs 213 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 32 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1556
91.31455399061032%
Multi-Core
6217
58.124532535527294%
Intel Core i7-9700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700 or Ryzen 9 3950X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
85 FPS
$11.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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112 FPS
$7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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