AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G vs Intel Core i9-7940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Intel Core i9-7940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

Intel Core i9-7940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Launch date	10 May 2018 vs September 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7940X

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
24 more threads: 28 vs 4
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 102°C vs 95°C
2.6x 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
4.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2491 vs 2061
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25966 vs 6786

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	102°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 348 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	19712 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2491 vs 2061
PassMark - CPU mark	25966 vs 6786

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2061

2491

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6786

25966

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G	Intel Core i9-7940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2061	2491
PassMark - CPU mark	6786	25966
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	398.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	41.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	130.649
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1153
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12928
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		10950

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G	Intel Core i9-7940X
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	10 May 2018	September 2017
OPN Tray	YD220BC5M4MFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	222	746
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,399
Price now		$1,129.99
Processor Number		i9-7940X
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.63
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.10 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	348 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	19712 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm FinFET	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	102°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	14
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	46-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Stealth	PCG 2017X
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)