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Intel Core i7-4930K vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Core i7-4930K
Intel Core i7-4930K
Released
Q3/2019
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4930K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-4930K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    684 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4930K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    343 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    234 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    535 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    297 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    742 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    522 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    245 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    412 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    170 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    428 place
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    231 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 11 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.5 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    142 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    133 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    338 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    291 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    32 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    156 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    190 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4930K Intel Core i7-4930K
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000X left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel Core i7-4930K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4930K and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    130 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4930K and Intel Core i7-4930K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge E left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4930K and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
857
Intel Core i7-4930K
1294
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
6569
Intel Core i7-4930K
12355
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
139
Intel Core i7-4930K
204
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1064
Intel Core i7-4930K
2114
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
810
Intel Core i7-4930K
1252
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4953
Intel Core i7-4930K
8732
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
13150
Intel Core i7-4930K
22845
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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