AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G vs Intel Core i9-7980XE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Intel Core i9-7980XE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 94°C
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 42.509 vs 40.947
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 49.002 vs 21.073
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 May 2018 vs September 2017
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 94°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 42.509 vs 40.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 49.002 vs 21.073

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
  • 28 more threads: 36 vs 8
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 6.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2484 vs 2152
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30228 vs 8497
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 484.771 vs 393.562
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.237 vs 3.082
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 218.231 vs 208.928
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 4
Number of threads 36 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache 25344 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2484 vs 2152
PassMark - CPU mark 30228 vs 8497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 484.771 vs 393.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.237 vs 3.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 218.231 vs 208.928

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7980XE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2152
2484
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8497
30228
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
42.509
40.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
393.562
484.771
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.082
3.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
49.002
21.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
208.928
218.231
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G Intel Core i9-7980XE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2152 2484
PassMark - CPU mark 8497 30228
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 42.509 40.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 393.562 484.771
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.082 3.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 49.002 21.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 208.928 218.231
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1858
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1994
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5566
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1858
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1994
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5566
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 16370
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10876

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G Intel Core i9-7980XE

Essentials

Architecture codename Raven Ridge Skylake
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 10 May 2018 September 2017
OPN Tray YD240BC5M4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 245 176
Series AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $1,999
Price now $2,005.50
Processor Number i9-7980XE
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.08

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 2.60 GHz
Compute Cores 15
Die size 210 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm FinFET 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 94°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 4 18
Number of GPU cores 11
Number of threads 8 36
Transistor count 4950 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1250 MHz
iGPU core count 11
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 11 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 46-65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth PCG 2017X
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

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

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)