AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i7-9700K
For gaming, the Intel Core i7-9700K is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 62 63
Cores 16 8
Threads 32 8
Top speed 4.7 GHz 4.9 GHz
Rated power 105 W 95 W
Games at recommended 223 223
Released20192018
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X better than the Intel Core i7-9700K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i7-9700K scores 63 and the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 62.
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 6800 for the Intel Core i7-9700K.