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$284
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $374
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 180 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-9700KF - 595 vs 591 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $280.0 vs $284.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.47 vs $0.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
595
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
97.91666666666666%
Price, $
$284
98%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 350559 minutes ago
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
591
99.32773109243698%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$280
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 350559 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1666
98.28908554572271%
Multi-Core
7107
83.63144269239822%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700KF |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i7-9700KF
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
255 FPS
$6.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,774.98
In Stock
267 FPS
$10.85/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,898
In Stock
280 FPS
$7.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,978
In Stock
231 FPS
$4.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
332 FPS
$9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
In Stock
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