AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i9-9920X

Processor comparisons   18-03-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i9-9920X tests and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like VeraCrypt, PassMark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, Gears 5, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, SuperPi, Blender, Blender, MATLAB, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Fallout 76
Overwatch
Borderlands 3
Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Halo Infinite
Valheim
Watch Dogs Legion
Last Man Standing
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Fortnite

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9920X or AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 3800XT

57%

Core i9-9920X

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 3800XT

55%

Core i9-9920X

58%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.5	102.9
Valorant	111.9	116.9
Cyberpunk 2077	62.7	65.5
Apex Legends	105.2	109.9
Call of Duty Warzone	83.9	87.7
Overwatch	90.7	94.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.2	80.6
DOOM Eternal	56.0	58.4
Warzone	87.3	91.2
Assassin's Creed	94.0	98.2
Valheim	92.9	97.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 3800XT

42%

Core i9-9920X

25%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 3800XT is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9920X since it has less power consumption: 105W vs. 165W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	Intel Core i9-9920X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	219	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2228	2245
Cinbench 20 Single-core	539	455
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5122	5179
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1354	1484
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12955	14791

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	Intel Core i9-9920X
Single-Core	2895	2650
Multi-Core	23892	25286

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	Intel Core i9-9920X
Single-Core	1339	1282
Multi-Core	10283	14563

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	Intel Core i9-9920X
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2066
Core name	Matisse	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	9
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	105 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	19.25 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-100000279WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3800XT is 10% better than Core i9-9920X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9920X has 4 more core than Ryzen 7 3800XT. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9920X is better: 24
All the data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and Intel Core i9-9920X before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-9920X specs and review.