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Intel Core i7-3930k vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2011
Intel Core i7-3930k
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2023-04-06
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-3930k or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-3930k has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 130 W. Released in Q4/2011.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D has a base frequency of 4.2 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 120 W. Released in 2023-04-06.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-3930k CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    449 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    257 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    496 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    660 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    398 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    100 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    309 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    367 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    170 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    308 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 32 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    120 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-3930k Intel Core i7-3930k
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000X left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 7000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 5.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 8x
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 5.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 2
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 2200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q3/2022
  • Shader
    - left arrow 128
  • Technology
    - left arrow 5 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 2
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel Core i7-3930k. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR5
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 83.2 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 5.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-3930k and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 89 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    130 W left arrow 170 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 230 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 120 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-3930k and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Sandy Bridge E left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 8 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 96 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow 2023-04-06
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow TSMC 5nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d (C2 Stepping) left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Chiplet
  • Codename
    - left arrow Raphael AM5
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-3930k

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

More results: 11

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R15 / multi-core 2974 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R15 / single-core 291 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R20 / multi-core 7121 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R20 / single-core 709 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R23 / multi-core 18086 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R23 / single-core 1820 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 10164.770937 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 96 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B650I AORUS ULTRA
Duration: 98.379 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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