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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 2792 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3930K
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $250.0 vs $284.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 38% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-3930K - 132 vs 96 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-3930K - $2.15 vs $2.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-3930K - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3930K - 16 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
96
72.72727272727273%
Value, $/FPS
$2.6/FPS
82.6923076923077%
Price, $
$250
100%
Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz 12 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73930K
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Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$284
88%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
606
35.75221238938053%
Multi-Core
2961
34.84349258649094%
Intel Core i7-3930K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3930K or Ryzen 7 3800X
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
$27.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
$42/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$27.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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