Intel Core i9-9900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
14.93
+5.1%

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 outperforms Core i9-9900X by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Core i9-9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking413449
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money6.138.87
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Core i9
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2019−2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date30 September 2019 (4 years old)19 October 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$989
Current price$1550 $820 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-9900X has 45% better value for money than Ryzen 7 PRO 3700.

Technical specs

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Core i9-9900X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data92 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Core i9-9900X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket AM4FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Core i9-9900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Core i9-9900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Core i9-9900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Core i9-9900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Core i9-9900X.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 14.93
+5.1%
i9-9900X 14.20

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 outperforms Core i9-9900X by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 22930
+5.1%
i9-9900X 21817

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 outperforms Core i9-9900X by 5% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 1664
+12.1%
i9-9900X 1484

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 outperforms Core i9-9900X by 12% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 8108
i9-9900X 9476
+16.9%

Core i9-9900X outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 by 17% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.93 14.20
Recency 30 September 2019 19 October 2018
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Core i9-9900X. The differences in performance seem too small.


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