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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K separate most on l3 cache: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X at 32 MB, Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K at 16 MB, 50% in favour of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X. They match on 9 other specifications, including form factor, core/thread count and market segment. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K scores 198 against 173 for the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X, a lead of 13%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Product Line | Ryzen 7 | Core i7 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 3800X | 11700K |
| Codename | Matisse | Rocket Lake |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 8 Core / 16 Thread |
| Release Year | 2019 | 2021 |
| TDP | 105 W | 125 W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 32MB L3 + 4MB L2 + 512KB L1 | 16MB L3 + 4MB L2 + 640KB L1 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA 1200 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 4.5 GHz / 3.9 GHz | 5.0 GHz / 3.6 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| SMT Enabled | true | Yes |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.9 | 3.6 GHz |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.5 | 5.0 GHz |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 16 MB-50% |
| Base Power | 105 W | 125 W |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | false | No |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Yes |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
| Launch MSRP | 399 | $399 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Core i7 |
| CPU Process Node | 7 Nanometers (TSMC) | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Zen 2, Ryzen 3000 Series | Rocket Lake, 11th Gen Intel Core |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.