AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE vs Intel Core i9-9920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Intel Core i9-9920X 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 3400GE

Intel Core i9-9920X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 92°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 92°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9920X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.8x 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 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2639 vs 2236
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25163 vs 8252

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2639 vs 2236
PassMark - CPU mark	25163 vs 8252

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9920X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2236

2639

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8252

25163

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE	Intel Core i9-9920X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2236	2639
PassMark - CPU mark	8252	25163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12860
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE	Intel Core i9-9920X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	October 2018
OPN Tray	YD340BC6M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1088	1093
Processor Number	PRO 3400GE	i9-9920X
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	92°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8	24
Transistor count	4940 million
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	1300 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-down	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
Number of USB ports	4
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 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
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)