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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 741 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-7900X - 146 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $295.0 vs $412.83
- Up to 30% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-7900X - $2.02 vs $2.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 105 vs 140 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Ryzen 7 3800X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
39 FPS
$45.51/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$53.44/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$35.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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