Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is 3% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 59 61
Cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Top speed 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Rated power 65 W 105 W
Games at recommended 220 223
Released20172019
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X meets
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-8700 better than the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X scores 61 and the Intel Core i7-8700 59.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB for the Intel Core i7-8700, and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT for the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X.