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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 665 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7920X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Minecraft than Core i9-7920X - 724 vs 699 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-7920X - $395.0 vs $557.04
- Up to 31% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-7920X - $0.55 vs $0.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i9-7920X - 105 vs 140 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-7920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
724
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/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
High
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7920X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7920X or Ryzen 9 3900X
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
616 FPS
$2.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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640 FPS
$4.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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616 FPS
$4.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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564 FPS
$3.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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