AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Core i7-4960X 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, 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 3400G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
  • Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 66.8°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2331 vs 2078
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 939 vs 850
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 July 2019 vs 3 September 2013
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95 °C vs 66.8°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2331 vs 2078
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 939 vs 850

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4960X

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • 3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10070 vs 9252
  • Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5157 vs 3657
  • 2.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6029 vs 2394
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
L3 cache 15 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10070 vs 9252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5157 vs 3657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6029 vs 2394

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4960X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2331
2078
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9252
10070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
939
850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3657
5157
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
2394
6029
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Intel Core i7-4960X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2331 2078
PassMark - CPU mark 9252 10070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 939 850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3657 5157
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2394 6029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 25.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 174.038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 32.99

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Intel Core i7-4960X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Ivy Bridge E
Family Ryzen
Launch date 7 July 2019 3 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $149 $999
OPN PIB YD3400C5FHBOX
OPN Tray YD3400C5M4MFH
Place in performance rating 1534 1513
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $769.99
Processor Number i7-4960X
Series Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 5.28

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 15 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 66.8°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 11
Number of threads 8 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 257 mm
Transistor count 1860 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1400 MHz
iGPU core count 11
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x8
Max number of PCIe lanes 40

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)