AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE vs Intel Core i9-10900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE and Intel Core i9-10900X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 94°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • 4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature 95 °C vs 94°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10900X

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5x 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
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2683 vs 2295
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22518 vs 8907
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L1 cache 640 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 10 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 256 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2683 vs 2295
PassMark - CPU mark 22518 vs 8907

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10900X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2295
2683
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8907
22518
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE Intel Core i9-10900X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2295 2683
PassMark - CPU mark 8907 22518
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1170
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10361
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7406

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE Intel Core i9-10900X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Cascade Lake
Family Ryzen 5
Launch date 7 Jul 2019 Q4'19
OPN Tray YD3400C6M4MFH
Place in performance rating 954 889
Processor Number 3400GE i9-10900X
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $590, $599
Series Intel Core X-series Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 3.70 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 640 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 10 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 94°C
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 4 10
Number of threads 8 20
Transistor count 4940 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 43.71 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 256 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933

Graphics

Execution Units 11
Graphics max frequency 1300 MHz
Number of pipelines 704
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 11

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.6

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 165 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 48
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16+1x4
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
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)