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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 321 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 136 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $280.0 vs $1900.99
- Up to 85% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $2.06 vs $14.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 95 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 64 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$280
100%
FPS and 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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Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
135
99.26470588235294%
Value, $/FPS
$14.08/FPS
14.630681818181818%
Price, $
$1900.99
14%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $1,900.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 351490 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Single-Core
1636
98.19927971188476%
Multi-Core
14008
100%
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 32 |
| 8 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
102 FPS
$29.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
In Stock
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