AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-9700K

Processor comparisons 12-02-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-9700K and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing, programming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as 3DMark, Blender, Gears 5, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Furmark, Prime95, Handbrake, WPrime, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, 7zip, MATLAB, Blender, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

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 7800X3D

65%

Core i7-9700K

54%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 16% better than Core i7-9700K. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

61%

Core i7-9700K

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.9	96.4
Valorant	123.7	109.5
Cyberpunk 2077	69.3	61.3
Apex Legends	116.3	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	92.8	82.2
Overwatch	100.2	88.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.4	75.6
DOOM Eternal	61.9	54.8
Warzone	96.5	85.4
Assassin's Creed	103.9	92.0
Valheim	102.7	90.9

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 7800X3D

54%

Core i7-9700K

46%

To make a final resolution 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 7800X3D is more energy efficient than the Core i7-9700K since it has less power consumption: 120W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-9700K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	281	214
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4725	1520
Cinbench 20 Single-core	685	481
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	11309	3656
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1761	1246
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	31092	9214

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-9700K
Single-Core	3736	2879
Multi-Core	50148	14607

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-9700K
Single-Core	1951	1320
Multi-Core	20471	8237

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-9700K
Announcement date	April 06, 2023	October 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM5	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Raphael	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	5	9
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	4.2 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	13200 millions	5600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	120 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	768KB
L2 cache	12MB
L3 cache	64MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000910 100-100000910WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 14% better than Core i7-9700K in terms of CPU frequency. 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 7800X3D is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-9700K is better: 5
However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel Core i7-9700K before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-9700K specs and review.