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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K separate most on l3 cache: AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT at 32 MB, Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K at 12 MB, 63% in favour of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT. L2 Cache splits them by another 50%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT. They match on 11 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and socket status. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT scores 191 against 136 for the Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K, a lead of 29%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Product Line | Ryzen 7 | Core i |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 3800XT | 9700K |
| Codename | Matisse | Coffee Lake Refresh |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 8 Core / 8 Thread |
| Release Year | 2020 | 2018 |
| TDP | 105 W | 95 W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 32MB L3 + 4MB L2 + 512KB L1 | 12MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1151 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 4.7 GHz / 4.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz / 3.6 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Performance Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | false |
| P-Core Base Clock | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | true | true |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 2 MB-50% |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 12 MB-62% |
| Base Power | 105 W | 95 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 142 | 95 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 3200 | 2666 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Capacity | 128 | 128 |
| ECC Support | false | false |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Yes |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | PCIe 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16-20% |
| Launch MSRP | 399 | 374 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Discontinued |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Core i7 |
| CPU Process Node | 7 Nanometers (TSMC) | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Zen 2, Ryzen 3000 Series | Coffee Lake Refresh, 9th Gen Intel Core |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
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.
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