AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE vs Intel Core i7-8086K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE and Intel Core i7-8086K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date 7 Jul 2019 vs 1 June 2018
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8086K

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2841 vs 2294
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14237 vs 8879
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache 12 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2841 vs 2294
PassMark - CPU mark 14237 vs 8879

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8086K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2294
2841
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8879
14237
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE Intel Core i7-8086K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2294 2841
PassMark - CPU mark 8879 14237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6972
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5040

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE Intel Core i7-8086K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Coffee Lake
Family Ryzen 5
Launch date 7 Jul 2019 1 June 2018
OPN Tray YD3400C6M4MFH
Place in performance rating 1046 1052
Processor Number 3400GE i7-8086K
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $425
Price now $552.96
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 8.98

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 4.00 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz 5.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 8 12
Transistor count 4940 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 43.71 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666

Graphics

Execution Units 11
Graphics max frequency 1300 MHz
Number of pipelines 704
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 11 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID 0x3E92
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16+1x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports 4
USB revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot