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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Intel Core i7-9700KF

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: 2883 vs 2502
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14314 vs 12793
Around 52% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5875 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	2883 vs 2502
PassMark - CPU mark	14314 vs 12793
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5875 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

2883

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12793

14314

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3866

5875

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	2883
PassMark - CPU mark	12793	14314
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3866	5875
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	1250	1245
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