AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i9-7940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i9-7940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, 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 3600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2491
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1196 vs 1153
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2019 vs September 2017
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 vs 2491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1196 vs 1153

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7940X

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
  • 12 more threads: 28 vs 16
  • Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25964 vs 17772
  • Around 91% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12928 vs 6759
  • 2.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10950 vs 4635
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 8
Number of threads 28 vs 16
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache 19712 KB (shared) vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 25964 vs 17772
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12928 vs 6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10950 vs 4635

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7940X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2568
2491
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17772
25964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1196
1153
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6759
12928
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4635
10950
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Intel Core i9-7940X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 2491
PassMark - CPU mark 17772 25964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1196 1153
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6759 12928
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4635 10950

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Intel Core i9-7940X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date March 2019 September 2017
Place in performance rating 1105 745
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $1,399
Price now $1,129.99
Processor Number i9-7940X
Series Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 6.63

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.10 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 19712 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 8 14
Number of threads 16 28
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature 102°C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2666
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Advanced Technologies

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)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 44
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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