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Intel Core i7 9700K 3.6GHz Socket 1151-2 Box without Cooler vs. AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5GHz Socket AM4 Box
64-bit processor
Yes
Yes
ECC
No
Yes
Instructions
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AES-NI, AVX2, FMA3, ABM, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, AES, MPX, SGX, TSX
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, AES
CPU throttling
Intel SpeedStep
AMD Pure Power
Integrated graphics
Yes
No
Frequency
350 MHz
Graphics processor
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Tubro frequency
Yes
Frequency (turbo)
1200 MHz
Turbo Boost/Core
Yes
Yes
Max frequency
4.9 GHz
4.7 GHz
Virtualization
Yes
Yes
Technology type
Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, Intel EPT
AMD-V
Boxed
Yes
Yes
Box version
without fan/cooler
without fan/cooler
Clock frequency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
CPU type
Intel Core i7 Gen 9
AMD Ryzen 9 3000 Series
Max number of PCI Express lanes
16
24
Micron technology
14 nm
7 nm
Number of cores
8 ​
16 ​
Number of threads
8 ​
32 ​
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
95 W
105 W
L2 cache (total)
2 MB
8 MB
L3 cache (total)
12 MB
64 MB
Release year
2018
2019
Socket
Intel Socket 1151-2
AMD Socket AM4