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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 55% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 3900X - 59 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $249.68 vs $445.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 3900X - $4.23 vs $11.71 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.68
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
38
64.40677966101694%
Value, $/FPS
$11.71/FPS
36.122971818958156%
Price, $
$445
56%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1693
75.01107665042092%
Multi-Core
9938
97.5748649975454%
Intel Core i7-11700KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1213.8/FPS
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Core i7-11700KF
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
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$144.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
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