AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-9700KF

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and Intel Core i7-9700KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700KF

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2875 vs 2502
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14256 vs 12791
  • Around 52% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5878 vs 3866
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1304 vs 1128
  • Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7379 vs 4846
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2875 vs 2502
PassMark - CPU mark 14256 vs 12791
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5878 vs 3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1304 vs 1128
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7379 vs 4846

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2502
2875
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12791
14256
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
3866
5878
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1128
1304
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4846
7379
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Intel Core i7-9700KF
PassMark - Single thread mark 2502 2875
PassMark - CPU mark 12791 14256
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3866 5878
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1128 1304
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4846 7379
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 195.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 17.505

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Intel Core i7-9700KF

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date Nov 2019 Q1'19
Launch price (MSRP) $155
Place in performance rating 1277 1279
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i7-9700KF
Series 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.60 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 100 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 3 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.90 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
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 95 Watt
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

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)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 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)
Secure Boot