Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Core i7-9700K has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9700K was released in Q4/2018.
The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X was released in Q3/2019.
The Intel Core i7-9700K is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.90 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.40 GHz).
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
The Intel Core i7-9700K supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-9700K has a TDP of 95 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is 65 W.
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The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
The Intel Core i7-9700K is an 8-core processor that can process up to 16 threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. It is based on the Coffee-Lake Refresh architecture, which has only slightly increased clock frequencies compared to Coffee-Lake. The processor clocks its 8 cores with up to 4.9 GHz with single-core load or 4.6 GHz when all cores are loaded.
The maximum clock frequencies of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X are slightly lower at 4.4 GHz (single core) and 4.0 GHz (multi-core). On the other hand, the processor scores with a higher computing power per clock. The CPU cores are based on AMD's Zen-2 design and are superior to the Coffee Lake cores of the Intel Core i7-9700K in terms of computing power and energy consumption. While the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X can set itself apart from the Intel processor by approx. 5 percent in single-core load scenarios, it is up to 25 percent in applications that can distribute the computing power over several cores.
The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X benefits from the modern 7 nm manufacturing technology from TSMC, which enables high clock frequencies to be achieved with reduced energy consumption at the same time. Intel, on the other hand, still manufactures the Intel Core i7-9700K using the 14 nm process. Coffee Lake is also based on the architecture introduced with Sandy Lake, which Intel has been refining over and over again for 6 years. The Zen architecture of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, on the other hand, is apparently still good for larger leaps in performance.
Both processors support 128 GB of RAM in two memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9700K supports up to DDR4-2666, while the newer AMD processor also officially supports DDR4-3200 memory. Higher clock frequencies of the main memory are possible by overclocking.
Another plus point of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is that it already supports PCIe 4.0 with up to 20 lines. In addition to dedicated graphics cards, fast PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs, which can achieve transfer rates of up to 7.5 GB per second, also benefit from this.