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Intel Core i7-9700F vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700C. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i7-9700F
Intel Core i7-9700F
Released
Q3/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-9700F or AMD Ryzen 7 3700C? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-9700F has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    401 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9700F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    229 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    199 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    198 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    96 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    212 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    353 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    411 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    87 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    421 place
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    419 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.23 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    224 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    232 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    420 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    148 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    212 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
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 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000C
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-8700 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-10700F left arrow --
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
    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 AMD Radeon Vega 10 Graphics
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow 10
  • Shader
    left arrow 640
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 8
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2018
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3700C and Intel Core i7-9700F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-9700F and AMD Ryzen 7 3700C to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 25 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 12 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-9700F and Intel Core i7-9700F, 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, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Picasso (Zen+)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow FP5
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q3/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-9700F and AMD Ryzen 7 3700C.

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
1181
Intel Core i7-9700F
1194
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
465
Intel Core i7-9700F
451
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
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
1218
Intel Core i7-9700F
1122
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C

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