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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core 3.8 GHz Socket 0 105W Desktop Processor Intel i7-8700K 6-core 3.7 GHz Socket 1151 95W Desktop Processor

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core 3.8 GHz Socket 0 105W Desktop Processor
4.6/10 Score 3380
Intel i7-8700K 6-core 3.7 GHz Socket 1151 95W Desktop Processor
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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

7 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

12

6

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

24

12

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
3% higher

3.8 GHz

3.7 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock

4.6 GHz

2% higher

4.7 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

64 MB

12 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

No

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM
13% faster

47.6 GB/s

41.6 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

128 GB

Generation

0

8

Socket

0

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

105 Watts

10% lower

95 Watts

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core 3.8 GHz Socket 0 105W Desktop Processor
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CPU Architecture 7 nm vs 14 nm CPU architecture size is (7nm) 50% bigger
Cores 12 vs 6 (6) 50% more physical cores
Threads 24 vs 12 (12) 50% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz Clock speed is (0.1GHz) 3% higher
Cache 64 MB vs 12 MB (52MB) 81% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 47.6 GB/s vs 41.6 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (6GB/s) 13% faster
CONS 2
CPU Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz vs 4.7 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.1GHz) 2% lower
Thermal Design Power 105 Watts vs 95 Watts Power consumption is (10Watts) 10% higher
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Intel i7-8700K 6-core 3.7 GHz Socket 1151 95W Desktop Processor
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