AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 VS Intel Core i7-11700F

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i7-11700F in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Core i7-11700F

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Higher turbo clock speed

4.90 GHz 4.30 GHz

Around 12% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

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Higher clock speed

3.10 GHz 2.50 GHz

Around 19% better clock speed
More number of cores

12 8

2 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Core i7-11700F AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i7-11700F and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Core i7-11700F AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Core i7 AMD Ryzen
Generation	11 3
CPU group	Intel Core i 11000 AMD Ryzen 3000
Predecessor	Intel Core i7-10700F --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i7-11700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.50 GHz 3.10 GHz
CPU Cores	8 12
Turbo (1 Core)	4.90 GHz 4.30 GHz
CPU Threads	16 24
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	No Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i7-11700F and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i7-11700F and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i7-11700F and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 GB 128 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	4.0 4.0
PCIe lanes	20 20

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core i7-11700F and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i7-11700F or AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 65 W
TDP (PL2)	224 W / 56 s --
Tjunction max.	100 °C 95 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i7-11700F and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L2-Cache	4.00 MB --
L3-Cache	16.00 MB 64.00 MB
Architecture	Rocket Lake S Matisse (Zen 2)
Technology	14 nm 7 nm
Socket	LGA 1200 AM4
Release date	Q1/2021 Q3/2019