Intel Core i7-8700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 61 62
Cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Top speed 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Rated power 95 W 105 W
Games at recommended 223 223
Released20172019
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-8700K better than the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X scores 62 and the Intel Core i7-8700K 61.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT for the Intel Core i7-8700K, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X.