Intel Core i7-9700E vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i7-9700E vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Gears 5, Prime95, PassMark, RealBench, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, MATLAB, Furmark, 3DMark, Handbrake, Blender, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3500X or Intel Core i7-9700E.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-9700E

53%

Ryzen 5 3500X

54%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3500X is 1% better than Core i7-9700E. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-9700E

53%

Ryzen 5 3500X

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.1	94.1
Valorant	106.9	106.9
Cyberpunk 2077	59.9	59.9
Apex Legends	100.5	100.5
Call of Duty Warzone	80.2	80.2
Overwatch	86.6	86.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.8	73.8
DOOM Eternal	53.4	53.5
Warzone	83.4	83.4
Assassin's Creed	89.8	89.8
Valheim	88.7	88.7

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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

Core i7-9700E

59%

Ryzen 5 3500X

65%

To make a finishing choice 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 5 3500X is more energy efficient than the Core i7-9700E since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, 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 efficiency. 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 use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-9700E	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	197	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1389	1129
Cinbench 20 Single-core	466	464
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3436	2652
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1110	1126
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7720	7797

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

	Intel Core i7-9700E	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Single-Core	2530	2562
Multi-Core	12715	13476

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

	Intel Core i7-9700E	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Single-Core	1154	1272
Multi-Core	5945	5963

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-9700E	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	September 24, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151-2	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	9	3
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	8	6
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5600 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	12 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000158 100-100000158CBX 100-100000158MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3500X is 27% better than Core i7-9700E in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-9700E has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3500X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-9700E is better: 13
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is better: 14
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-9700E and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i7-9700E specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500X specs and review.