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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF 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 i7-9700KF is 321 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $280.0 vs $515.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.22 vs $2.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 32 vs 8 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$280
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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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
Epic
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Ryzen 9 3950X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
76 FPS
$17.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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121 FPS
$9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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