AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G vs Intel Core i7-9700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Intel Core i7-9700 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

Intel Core i7-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm

Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs 23 April 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2763 vs 2296
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 vs 9103

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2763 vs 2296
PassMark - CPU mark	13236 vs 9103

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2296

2763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9103

13236

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G	Intel Core i7-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2296	2763
PassMark - CPU mark	9103	13236
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6643
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		428.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		21.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		31.783

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G	Intel Core i7-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	23 April 2019
OPN Tray	YD340BC5M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1051	757
Processor Number	PRO 3400G	i7-9700
Series	3000
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$323, $335
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 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	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	11
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
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		0x3E98
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	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4	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)