AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i7-9700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and Intel Core i7-9700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. 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 7 3800XT

Intel Core i7-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2801 vs 2772
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23599 vs 13290
Around 24% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6338 vs 5093

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 23 April 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2801 vs 2772
PassMark - CPU mark	23599 vs 13290
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6338 vs 5093

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2801

2772

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23599

13290

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6338

5093

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	Intel Core i7-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2801	2772
PassMark - CPU mark	23599	13290
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6338	5093
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		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 7 3800XT	Intel Core i7-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$400	$323, $335
OPN PIB	100-100000279WOF
Place in performance rating	763	770
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-9700
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.00 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		512 KB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD StoreMI technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
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 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
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)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)