AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs Intel Core i9-9940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and Intel Core i9-9940X 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.

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

Intel Core i9-9940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 88°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3043 vs 2629

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 Apr 2021 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3043 vs 2629

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9940X

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28064 vs 12943

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28064 vs 12943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3043

2629

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12943

28064

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 5300G	Intel Core i9-9940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3043	2629
PassMark - CPU mark	12943	28064
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13302
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		11442

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 5300G	Intel Core i9-9940X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	13 Apr 2021	October 2018
OPN Tray	100-000000253
Place in performance rating	652	668
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i9-9940X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	88°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	14
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	8	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1700 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)