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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 261 days newer than Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 11% better in War Thunder than Core i7-9800X - 197 vs 177 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 24 vs 16 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Movie
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9800X or Ryzen 9 3900X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
178 FPS
$8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,437.79
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183 FPS
$16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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178 FPS
$15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,694.96
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168 FPS
$10.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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