Product Comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9-9900K
General Specifications
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Ryzen 7 3700X
Core i9-9900K
Origin
China
China
About the Product
Excellent performance. Created to win. Every 3rd Gen Ryzen 7 processor comes with the Wraith Prism Cooler, AMD's premium color-managed LED cooling solution for those who care about how their PC looks, looks and sounds.
New 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K processor, codenamed Coffee Lake microarchitecture. Designed for Intel LGA 1151 desktop platform. Belongs to the family of high-performance Core i9 processors.
Package Size
Height
5.45 in.
4.61 in.
Width
5.45 in.
4.41 in.
Depth
5.45 in.
2.91 in.
Weight
1.85 lbs.
1.1 lbs.
Details
Socket
AM4
FCLGA1151
Lithography
7 nm
14 nm
Type of Processors
Desktop
Desktop
Code Name
Matisse
Coffee Lake
What customers say about "Details"
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Unlocked Desktop Processor
- Installation was typically easy as it is for all AM4 sockets.
- Fairly quiet fan. The fan is easy to install. No need to screw it into your motherboard. Makes replacing it much easier.
- The fan's RGB is great with the Wraith Prism software.
- Good price for such a powerful CPU. AMD is ethical unlike Intel.
- The install was quick and easy. Great type of socket.
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor
- It is easy to install and overclock.
- Install and overclocking on this chip went extremely well.
- This chip is a beast. Very easy to install.
- Installed easily and not issues building on Asus Maximus mobo.
- 7 days after install it died. Horrible job intel.
Technical Specifications
CPU Cores
8
8
CPU Threads
16
16
Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
5 GHz
Max TDP
65 W
95 W
Max Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
Data Width
64 bits
64 bits
Virtualization Technology
Yes
Yes
What customers say about "Technical Specifications"
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Unlocked Desktop Processor
- Excellent performance. Doesn't get hot in gaming.
- The heatsink while massive, is gorgeous and unbelievably quiet.
- Works flawlessly under intensive workloads. Renders videos like it's nothing.
- Extremely easy install. It's practically just clipped in. Superfast, can work on X370 ASUS Prime and X570 motherboards.
- Pretty high idle temperatures. I'm getting ~50-60C.
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor
- Super fast gaming processor. High performance.
- The computer runs perfectly, very smoothly, without any cartons.
- This CPU is a beast! I installed this with a liquid cooler and even in the top end games out now it does not struggle to keep this thing cool.
- I had no issues installing the chip and it runs great.
- Easy to install, easy to boost, handles everything I throw at it.
Cache And Memory Specifications
L1 Cache Size
512 kB
256 kB
L2 Cache Size
4000 kB
2048 kB
L3 Cache Size
32000 kB
16000 kB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Memory Types
DDR4
DDR4
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
What customers say about "Cache And Memory Specifications"
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Unlocked Desktop Processor
- I'm happy that my memory can run and its stock speeds at 3200mhz with no issues.
- Memory DOCP setting in BIOS is no fuss no muss.
- Runs at full boost clock! Amazing performance.
- Overclocks memory better. Great cpu. Great price.
- Memory performance, while improved over the previous generation, can still be a little finicky.
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor
- Super easy to install and is super fast.
- This CPU is easy to install, fast, and so far glitch-free.
- Very nice packaging and easy installation. Supports excellent memory type.
- 8 cores in a ring bus with low inter-core and memory latency allows this CPU to excel at any task.
Supported Technologies
Execute Disable Bit / Virus Protection
Yes
Yes
Turbo Boost / Turbo Core
Yes
Yes
Enhanced SpeedStep / PowerNow!
No
Yes
Hyper-Threading / HyperTransport
Yes
Yes
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
3 year(s)
3 year(s)
Certifications
CE, FCC
CE, FCC
Other Information
Manual
Graphics Specifications
DirectX* Support
12
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI
Graphics Video Max Memory
64 GB
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz
Processor Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 630
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