AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9 7900X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 7900X with 10 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 14MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i9 7900X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+11%
1342
Intel Core i9 7900X
1203
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
12173
Intel Core i9 7900X
+23%
14998
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+23%
1629
Intel Core i9 7900X
1323
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8104
Intel Core i9 7900X
+5%
8536
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+13%
1275
Intel Core i9 7900X
1127
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8375
Intel Core i9 7900X
+21%
10189
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+3%
2646
Intel Core i9 7900X
2556
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+7%
22611
Intel Core i9 7900X
20991
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
May 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-7900X
AM4
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
-
-
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
-
-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
-
-
-
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
10
16
Performance Core Threads
20
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
33x
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
14 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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