AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i7-10700

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i7-10700 and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, video editing, programming, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Blender, AIDA64, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, PassMark, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, RealBench, WPrime, MATLAB, Prime95, PCMark 10, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 9 3900.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 3900

59%

Core i7-10700

55%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 3900 is 6% better than Core i7-10700. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 3900

57%

Core i7-10700

55%

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 play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just 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: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.6	97.3
Valorant	115.5	110.6
Cyberpunk 2077	64.7	61.9
Apex Legends	108.6	104.0
Call of Duty Warzone	86.6	83.0
Overwatch	93.5	89.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.7	76.3
DOOM Eternal	57.7	55.3
Warzone	90.1	86.3
Assassin's Creed	97.0	92.9
Valheim	95.9	91.8

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 comparisons 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. Therefore, 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 3900

67%

Core i7-10700

67%

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 9 3900	Intel Core i7-10700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	196	221
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2922	2356
Cinbench 20 Single-core	485	513
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6789	4971
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1149	1290
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16943	12595

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	Intel Core i7-10700
Single-Core	2627	3055
Multi-Core	30807	17916

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	Intel Core i7-10700
Single-Core	1324	1325
Multi-Core	13362	9163

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 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 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 new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	Intel Core i7-10700
Announcement date	September 30, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Matisse	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	7800 millions	6800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	768KB
L2 cache	6MB
L3 cache	64MB	16 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000072

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 3900 is 6% better than Core i7-10700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 3900 has 4 more core than Core i7-10700. 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 9 3900 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-10700 is better: 12
However, it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Core i7-10700 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 9 3900 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-10700 specs and review.