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 |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | Intel Core i7-9700KF |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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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 |