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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-9960X - 174 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $205.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-9960X - $1.18 vs $9.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$205
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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
Max
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 7 3700X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
37 FPS
$37.84/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 3700X
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$19.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$55.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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66 FPS
$17.42/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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58 FPS
$27.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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34 FPS
$39.68/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
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1 FPS
$1399/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
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48 FPS
$29.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
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