This article is recommended for enthusiasts who like to study the performance architecture of CPU, and it has no guiding significance for ordinary consumers or just watching the excitement.
[PConline evaluation ]AMD’s third-generation Ryzen processor has been on sale for some time, and it has been popular among players in many countries with its good performance and high cost performance, and many people can’t help shouting the slogan "AMD Yes".
Regarding the performance of AMD’s third-generation Ruilong, I believe that many players should have seen the evaluation and learned more or less. So this time, we bring you something different, so that you can have a more comprehensive understanding of the three generations of Ruilong. AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel i9-9900K are both 8-core and 16-thread processors, but their default frequencies are different, so their absolute performance is a little different. What about the temperature performance under silent frequency? Or lock their frequencies at the same value, what will happen?

Co-frequency performance is one of the important indicators to measure the advantages and disadvantages of the architecture. In general, the stronger the performance of the same frequency, the greater the advantages of the architecture. Of course, whether it can be high-frequency is also an advantage of the architecture. Intel’s advantage is that it can run at 5GHz relatively easily, and it is also a fact that AMD can hardly break through 4.4GHz by air-cooling for the time being. But this frequency index will not be discussed for the time being today. Let’s try to fix both Ryzen 7 3700X and i9-9900K at the frequency of 4GHz and let them have a duel on the same frequency to see whether Zen 2 is better or Core Coffe Lake is better.
▼ Parameter comparison of Ryzen 7 3700x & I9-9900k — —
Parameter comparison of Ryzen 7 3700X & I9-9900K |
CPU |
Ryzen 7 3700X |
i9-9900K |
Core code |
Matisse |
Coffee Lake |
interface type |
AM4 |
LGA1151 |
Core thread |
8/16 |
8/16 |
Process technology |
TSMC 7nm |
Intel 14nm+++ |
Overclocking |
Overfrequency |
Overfrequency |
frequency |
3.6GHz (full core) 4.4GHz (single core) |
3.6~4.7GHz(8 cores) 5.0GHz (dual-core) |
Cache |
36MB |
16MB |
Internal nuclear display |
without |
UHD630 |
TDP |
65W |
95W |
E-commerce price |
Around 2500 |
Around 4000 |
Comparative interpretation of parameters:The processors on both sides are 8 cores and 16 threads, and I have the dominant parameters.Bold and redIt’s marked. Just look at it and compare it.
Ryzen 7 3700X adopts TSMC’s 7nm process, which is undoubtedly one of the biggest highlights this time. After all, Intel is still using its own 14 nm++++++process, which is mature and stable, but it still lags behind the 7nm process, which is beyond doubt.
Ryzen 7 3700X’s L3 cache will be much larger, and the performance of L3 cache is actually very high, which is worth looking forward to. In terms of frequency, Intel’s Core architecture is dominant, and it is also the killer of its game performance and single-core performance for many years.
The price gap is actually very large, 9900K is 60% more expensive than 3700X!
For the two processors, Intel Turbo frequency is turned off, AMD core is turned off at an accelerated speed, PBO is turned off, and 40 times frequency is manually locked, that is, the main frequency is 4GHz, the voltage is Auto, and the memory is also 3200MHz, C14-14-14-34.
▼ Performance test of co-frequency theory


Surprisingly, all four items are AMD’s total victory. Although the lead is not large, it is more dominant to basically finalize the Zen 2 architecture.
▼ Same frequency 3DMark physical calculation part

3DMARK can drain the physical computing power of CPU. In this test, Ryzen 7 3700X is much better than i9-9900K, about 13% ahead.
▼ Performance test of the same frequency game


There is not much difference in game performance between the two, after all, the CPU itself has no greater influence on the game than the graphics card. But on the whole, Ryzen 7 3700X has some advantages, so the advantages of Zen 2 can still be reflected, not to mention looking back at the price.
▼ Temperature test of same frequency power consumption
In this test, we usedOverclocking three Yanyue 360 water-cooled radiatorTo test, this radiator base adopts oxygen-free copper shovel FIN structure, which contacts water flow in a large area and quickly takes away heat. The water pump adopts high-density ceramic shaft core, graphite bearing, and then matched with twelve slots and ten poles three-phase motor driven silently. These improved and enhanced designs can also effectively achieve high-efficiency cooling performance.

The water cooling head supporting RGB light effect, with the new bright moon RGB inner aperture, brings more colorful, and supports motherboard synchronization and chassis light effect combination, so that players can imagine the pleasure of light effect. Even if the motherboard does not support RGB function, with the second generation FRGB mini-controller, there are still many colorful light effect modes to choose from.

Power consumption and temperature test: After all the above items were abused by AMD, this one finally made Intel i9-9900K win back a lost confidence. After both parties reduce the frequency to the same level, the i9-9900K based on Core architecture has lower heat generation and lower power consumption than AMD.
Summary of co-frequency test:By default, i9-9900K can be turbo-charged to 5.0GHz for single core and 4.7GHz for full core. After this round of "frequency reduction" test of the same frequency, i9-9900K’s CPU-Z single core score advantage is gone, which is surpassed by Ryzen 7 3700X. However, the power consumption of i9-9900K is better than that of AMD processor, and the temperature is lower.
It can be seen from this test that the performance of Ryzen 7 3700X is better than that of i9-9900K, which means that the performance of the same frequency IPC of AMD Zen 2 architecture is better than that of Intel Core Coffee Lake, and it has a good architectural advantage, with 7nm.
▼ Silent frequency power consumption temperature test
Overclocking three Yanyue 360 water-cooled radiatorIt’s really good to control the temperature of these two 8-core U’s, especially the Ryzen 7 3700X of the third generation Ruilong. Although there are many cores, the temperature is horribly low, with a full load of only 66℃, while the famous big stove game god U i9-9900K is only 83℃.
However, because the frequency is not locked at 4GHz, all the power consumption and heat generation are completely released, and the power consumption of 9900K directly soared.
Of course, this is only a comparative test of silent frequency temperature. As for the test of silent frequency game performance, we can continue to look at it.The complete evaluation content of this portal.
▼ PConline ladder diagram — —

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Summary of PConline evaluation room:

Through the above series of tests, we can see that the third generation Ruilong is slightly better than that of Core Coffee Lake in many aspects by virtue of the advantages of 7nm technology and Zen 2 architecture. You know, not long ago, AMD bulldozer architecture was still rubbed on the ground by Core series. This leap is the result of AMD’s long-term salary and courage, which is very worthy of recognition.
But it is undeniable that after years of polishing, intel’s Core framework is quite mature, and high frequency is still intel’s position. But for most players, as long as the game performance is not bad, the price-performance ratio is king, and AMD will dominate the market in a short time.

As for the future of DIY market, how long AMD’s achievements can last depends on friends. Intel also has the means of upgrading technology. At present, the CPU with Intel 10nm technology has been tested on notebook computers, although it is not yet known when it will be loaded on the PC. However, under the attack of AMD, presumably Intel will also make efforts. Will Intel have strong IPC and high frequency at the same time? It is worth looking forward to.