Intel Core i7-10700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Intel Core i7-10700K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 8 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i7-10700K
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 12 / Dec 2019
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    105%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    105%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-10700K

5% higher single threaded performance.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X.
Around 5% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

None

Intel Core i7-10700K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-10700K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-10700KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
SSE4A
SSE4.1
AES
SHA
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2

Architecture

Intel Core i7-10700KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Zen 2
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsZen 2
Release DateApr 2020vsDec 2019

Cores

Intel Core i7-10700KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Cores8vs12
Threads16vs24
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-10700KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs64MB

Physical

Intel Core i7-10700KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs7 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-10700KAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Cpu Frequency3800 MHzvs3800 MHz
Turbo Clock5100 MHzvs4600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP125 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    6120 points
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    5152 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    43776 points
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    62307 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    218
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    206

points - higher is better