AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE vs Intel Core i7-8700T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Intel Core i7-8700T 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

Intel Core i7-8700T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 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

Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs April 2018
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2302 vs 2158
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10163 vs 7905

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2302 vs 2158
PassMark - CPU mark	10163 vs 7905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2158

2302

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7905

10163

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE	Intel Core i7-8700T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2158	2302
PassMark - CPU mark	7905	10163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1054
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4983
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6753
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1797
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		5227
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7864
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1797
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		5227
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7864

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE	Intel Core i7-8700T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	April 2018
OPN Tray	YD340BC6M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1144	490
Processor Number	PRO 3400GE	i7-8700T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$429
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.58
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
Transistor count	4940 million
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	1300 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-down	25 Watt	25 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
Number of USB ports	4
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 SenseMI
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