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Intel Core i7-9700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIntel 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. |
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| Intel Core i7 (300) | Family | AMD Ryzen 7 (75) |
| Intel Core i 9000 (34) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 3000 (15) |
| 9 | Generation | 3 |
| Coffee Lake S Refresh | Architecture | Matisse (Zen 2) |
| Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Core i7-8700K | Predecessor | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
| Intel Core i7-10700K | Successor | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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). |
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| Intel Core i7-9700K | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 3.60 GHz | Frequency | 3.60 GHz |
| 4.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.40 GHz |
| 4.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 4.00 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 1.20 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 9.5 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 14 nm | Technology | |
| 3 | Max. displays | |
| 24 | Compute units | -- |
| 192 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe 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. |
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| Intel Core i7-9700K | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 42.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| 12.00 MB | L3 Cache | 32.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe 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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| Intel Core i7-9700K | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| 95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i7-9700K has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X cache has a total of 36.00 MB. |
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| Intel Core i7-9700K | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| 14 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| LGA 1151-2 | Socket | AM4 (PGA 1331) |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q4/2018 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 520 $ | Release price | 329 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 7 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 10 CPU benchmarks
Price-performance ratio
Geekbench 6 multi-core score divided by the processor's release price. Higher is better.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
Geekbench 6 MT: 7,361 / 520 $ |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Geekbench 6 MT: 8,693 / 329 $ |
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Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 Single-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 Single-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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.
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Intel Core i7-9700K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core i7-9700K | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| Memory PC Intel i7-9700K Memory PC Aufrüst-Kit Bundle i7-9700K Megaport High End Gaming-PC Intel Core i7-9700K |
One Gaming PC Ryzen 7 3700X HP Pavilion TP01-0007ng silber (8BS43EA#ABD) HP Omen PC Obelisk 875-0255ng (8FH42EA#ABD) |
Comparison of the two processors
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.
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