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).

 

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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2507 vs 2092
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23651 vs 7477
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 2507 vs 2092
PassMark - CPU mark 23651 vs 7477

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2092
2507
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7477
23651
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE Intel Core i9-7920X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2092 2507
PassMark - CPU mark 7477 23651
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 1177 1165
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)