AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-9820X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Intel Core i9-9820X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Intel Core i9-9820X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 92°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 94% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2685 vs 2453
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22930 vs 20045

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs October 2018
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 92°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16.5 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2685 vs 2453
PassMark - CPU mark	22930 vs 20045

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9820X

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9820X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2685

2453

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22930

20045

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700	Intel Core i9-9820X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2685	2453
PassMark - CPU mark	22930	20045
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		10201

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700	Intel Core i9-9820X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 7
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	October 2018
OPN Tray	100-000000073
Place in performance rating	574	769
Processor Number	PRO 3700	i9-9820X
Series	3000	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	16.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	92°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)