AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G vs Intel Core i9-7900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Intel Core i9-7900X 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

Intel Core i9-7900X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs 30 May 2017
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7900X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x 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 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2312
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21175 vs 9141

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	13.8 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568 vs 2312
PassMark - CPU mark	21175 vs 9141

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7900X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2312

2568

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9141

21175

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G	Intel Core i9-7900X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2312	2568
PassMark - CPU mark	9141	21175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1129
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10300
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6987

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G	Intel Core i9-7900X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	30 May 2017
OPN Tray	YD340BC5M4MFH
Place in performance rating	940	946
Processor Number	PRO 3400G	i9-7900X
Series	3000	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,050
Price now		$1,383.99
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.68
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	13.8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of GPU cores	11
Number of threads	8	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	43.71 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
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
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 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
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)