Ryzen 7 3700X vs Core i7-9700 specs and performance
In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 3700X beats the Core i7-9700 in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i7-9700 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.
Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Ryzen 7 3700X has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 3700X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-9700. Despite this, the Core i7-9700 has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 7 3700X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-9700. The Ryzen 7 3700X 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 Ryzen 7 3700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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