AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-5960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Core i7-5960X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

Intel Core i7-5960X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 66.8 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2322 vs 2094

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 July 2019 vs 1 September 2014
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 66.8 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2322 vs 2094

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5960X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13532 vs 9229
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1000 vs 939
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7886 vs 3657
2.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5203 vs 2388

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L3 cache	20 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13532 vs 9229
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1000 vs 939
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7886 vs 3657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5203 vs 2388

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5960X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2322

2094

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9229

13532

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

939

1000

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3657

7886

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

2388

5203

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	Intel Core i7-5960X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2322	2094
PassMark - CPU mark	9229	13532
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	939	1000
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3657	7886
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2388	5203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		196.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		14.265

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	Intel Core i7-5960X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell E
Family	Ryzen
Launch date	7 July 2019	1 September 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$999
OPN PIB	YD3400C5FHBOX
OPN Tray	YD3400C5M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1556	1465
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$768.99
Processor Number		i7-5960X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.11
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	20 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	66.8 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	11
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s
Die size		356 mm
Transistor count		2600 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1400 MHz
iGPU core count	11
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics	None
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)