AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G vs Intel Core i7-8086K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

Intel Core i7-8086K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 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
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	30 Sep 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)	65 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 19% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.2 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: 2848 vs 2302
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14267 vs 9093

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.2 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	2848 vs 2302
PassMark - CPU mark	14267 vs 9093

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2302

2848

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9093

14267

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G	Intel Core i7-8086K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2302	2848
PassMark - CPU mark	9093	14267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6972
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5040

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G	Intel Core i7-8086K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	1 June 2018
OPN Tray	YD340BC5M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1045	1054
Processor Number	PRO 3400G	i7-8086K
Series	3000	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$425
Price now		$552.96
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.98
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 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	4.2 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	11
Number of threads	8	12
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	1400 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	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
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 Secure technology
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