AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-9700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and Intel Core i7-9700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Intel Core i7-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	Nov 2019 vs 23 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2763 vs 2499
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 vs 12797
Around 32% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5093 vs 3866
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1218 vs 1128
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6643 vs 4846

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2763 vs 2499
PassMark - CPU mark	13236 vs 12797
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5093 vs 3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1218 vs 1128
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6643 vs 4846

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

2763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12797

13236

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3866

5093

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1128

1218

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4846

6643

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	Intel Core i7-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	2763
PassMark - CPU mark	12797	13236
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3866	5093
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1128	1218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4846	6643
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		428.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		21.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		31.783

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	Intel Core i7-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Nov 2019	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$155	$323, $335
Place in performance rating	1281	757
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-9700
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.00 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	100 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	6	8
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E98
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)