Intel Core i9-11900T vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Processor comparisons 18-03-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-11900T vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful 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 parallel examination in special testing software such as MATLAB, WPrime, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Blender, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, RealBench, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Gears 5.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i9-11900T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-11900T

57%

Ryzen 7 3700X

56%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-11900T is 1% better than Ryzen 7 3700X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-11900T

54%

Ryzen 7 3700X

55%

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 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, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.8	97.2
Valorant	110.0	110.5
Cyberpunk 2077	61.6	61.9
Apex Legends	103.4	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	82.5	82.8
Overwatch	89.1	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.9	76.2
DOOM Eternal	55.0	55.2
Warzone	85.8	86.2
Assassin's Creed	92.4	92.8
Valheim	91.3	91.7

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 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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

Core i9-11900T

165%

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-11900T is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3700X since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 can use only one core to run, 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

	Intel Core i9-11900T	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	259	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2347	2114
Cinbench 20 Single-core	579	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5218	4834
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1507	1294
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15016	12355

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

	Intel Core i9-11900T	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	3464	2716
Multi-Core	25671	22880

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

	Intel Core i9-11900T	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	1734	1339
Multi-Core	8599	9023

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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 can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-11900T	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Announcement date	March 18, 2021	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	AM4
Core name	Rocket Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	1.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth	50 GB/s
L1 cache		512KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4MB
L3 cache	16 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3700X is 58% better than Core i9-11900T 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 Intel Core i9-11900T is better: 17
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 18
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-11900T and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i9-11900T specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X specs and review.