The budget AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Matisse desktop processor has been tested on Geekbench 4 in combination with an ASRock X470 Gaming-ITX/ac motherboard. The new CPU has thrown up a single-core score and multi-core score that can beat the median scores for the thousands of Intel Core i7-7700K that have appeared on the same benchmark.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Ryzen-3-3300X-calls-time-s-up-on-the-Intel-Core-i7-7700K-by-overpowering-it-in-Geekbench-s-single-core-and-multi-core-tests.462311.0.html
It's well known that Intel doesn't really discount old processors. They simply let the sales dry up. Making those processors irrelevant for buyers. Unless you find old stock a seller want to get rid of.
Is that with or without all the security mitigations for the Intel chip?