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

WINNER
A
38.9Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-9700K
37.6Inno Score
32.6Single-core39
32.3Multi-core35.5
58.5Gamingspec-based39.8
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 3500X5 spec wins — Intel Core i7-9700K

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X scores 38.9 against 37.6 for Intel Core i7-9700K. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

  • 167% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 12 MB
  • 50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 50% higher L2 cache: 3 MB vs 2 MB
  • 33% higher PCIe version: 4 vs 3
  • 32% lower Base TDP: 65 W vs 95 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-9700K

  • Stronger single-core score: 39 vs 33
  • Stronger multi-core score: 36 vs 32
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher threads: 8 vs 6
  • 20% higher Boost clock: 4.9 GHz vs 4.1 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X versus Intel Core i7-9700K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3500XIntel Core i7-9700K
Announced20192018
SocketAM4LGA1151-v2
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
Base TDP65 W+32%95 W
Max turbo power—119 W
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
Cooler included—No

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X versus Intel Core i7-9700K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3500XIntel Core i7-9700K
Cores68+33%
Performance cores—8
Efficiency cores—0
Threads68+33%
Base clock3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock4.1 GHz4.9 GHz+20%
L2 cache3 MB+50%2 MB
L3 cache32 MB+167%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X versus Intel Core i7-9700K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3500XIntel Core i7-9700K
iGPU—Intel UHD Graphics 630
iGPU clock—1,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X versus Intel Core i7-9700K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3500XIntel Core i7-9700K
Memory supportDDR4-3200DDR4-2666
Max memory—128 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X versus Intel Core i7-9700K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3500XIntel Core i7-9700K
PCIe version4+33%3
CPU PCIe lanes—16

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X versus Intel Core i7-9700K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3500XIntel Core i7-9700K
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,680Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—7,000Bottom 37%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,250Bottom 26%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—9,700Bottom 32%
PassMark13,160Bottom 24%14,397+9%Bottom 30%
PassMark (single thread)2,501Bottom 19%2,856+14%Bottom 35%

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