AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i7-8700K
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 62 61
Cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Top speed 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Rated power 105 W 95 W
Games at recommended 223 223
Released20192017
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X better than the Intel Core i7-8700K for gaming?
Yes — 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT for the Intel Core i7-8700K.