This means that those buying a LGA1151 motherboard today are basically investing in a moribund platform. Intel is expected to introduce the new LGA1200 socket for its upcoming Comet Lake chips. In terms of pricing, budget Intel 300-series motherboards sell for as low as $55, while Z370 and Z390 models start at $115.Ĭoffee Lake is likely the last generation of processors that will grace the LGA1151 socket. Although the LGA1151 has provided housing for two previous generations of chipsets, Coffee Lake processors aren't backward compatible with prior chipsets. The Core i7-9700K snaps into the LGA1151 socket as long as it is built around Intel's 300-series chipset. In terms of pricing, the cheapest compatible motherboard for the Ryzen 7 3800X is available for $55, while the most affordable X570-based motherboard starts at $145. It's true that the only way to enjoy the benefits of the PCIe 4.0 interface is with the a newer 500-series motherboard, but there are still a plethora of options to choose from if you don't need the faster transfer speeds. The Ryzen 7 3800X supports AMD's long-lived AM4 socket that resides on AMD 300-, 400-and 500-series motherboards. In Intel's case, the Core i7-9700K does come with integrated graphics, a must if you don't have a discrete graphics card, but that alone isn't enough to warrant a win over the Ryzen 7 3800X. It1s other strong attributes include support for PCIe 4.0 and the DDR4-3200 standard. The AMD chip also comes with 166% more 元 cache, which comes in handy for workloads that are sensitive to cache capacity. The Ryzen 7 3800X has twice the thread count of the Core i7-9700K. The Core i7-9700K also comes equipped with Intel's integrated UHD Graphics 630 graphics solution. The Ryzen 7 3800X plays fine with DDR4-3200 memory out of the box while Intel guarantees the Core i7-9700K up to DDR4-2933.

However, the Ryzen 7 3800X is a step ahead of the Core i7-9700K in terms of memory speed support. The Core i7-9700K has a dual-channel memory controller that officially maxes out at 128GB. Intel bestows the octa-core processor with 12MB of 元 cache and base and single-core boost clock speeds up to 3.6 GHz and 4.8 GHz, respectively. Unlike the Ryzen 7 3800X, the Core i7-9700K is limited to eight cores and eight threads. The Core i7-9700K is still on Intel's 14nm process node and Coffee Lake microarchitecture.

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