AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i9-7920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 200GE and Intel Core i9-7920X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 Athlon 200GE

Intel Core i9-7920X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 200GE

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Launch date	June 2018 vs September 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7920X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2507 vs 1799
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23651 vs 4114
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1115 vs 740
6.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11596 vs 1735

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	14336 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2507 vs 1799
PassMark - CPU mark	23651 vs 4114
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1115 vs 740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11596 vs 1735

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 200GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7920X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1799

2507

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4114

23651

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

740

1115

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1735

11596

Name	AMD Athlon 200GE	Intel Core i9-7920X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1799	2507
PassMark - CPU mark	4114	23651
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740	1115
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1735	11596
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	10240
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1303
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2701
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1303
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2701
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		69.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		22.723

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 200GE	Intel Core i9-7920X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	June 2018	September 2017
OPN Tray	YD200GC6M2OFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1172	1165
Series	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,200
Price now		$1,019.99
Processor Number		i9-7920X
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.71
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	192 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	14336 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	12
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	24
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)