AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE vs Intel Core i9-7920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE and Intel Core i9-7920X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, 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 2400GE

Intel Core i9-7920X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Launch date	19 April 2018 vs September 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7920X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% 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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2503 vs 2097
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23653 vs 7476

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	14336 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2503 vs 2097
PassMark - CPU mark	23653 vs 7476

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7920X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2097

2503

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7476

23653

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE	Intel Core i9-7920X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097	2503
PassMark - CPU mark	7476	23653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1115
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11596
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		10240
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 Ryzen 5 2400GE	Intel Core i9-7920X
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	19 April 2018	September 2017
OPN Tray	YD2400C6M4MFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1175	1164
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,200
Price now		$1,019.99
Processor Number		i9-7920X
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.71
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	14336 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm FinFET	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of GPU cores	11
Number of threads	8	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
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	2933 MHz
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1250 MHz
iGPU core count	11
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included	PCG 2017X
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD VR Ready Processors
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)