Intel Core i7-8700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

Core i7-8700K vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D beats the Core i7-8700K in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8700K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D has significantly more cores than the Core i7-8700K. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D has 16 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i7-8700K. It also has more threads than the Core i7-8700K. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-8700K. Also, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8700K CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-8700K. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.