AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs Intel Core i9-7940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Intel Core i9-7940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 3600

Intel Core i9-7940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 66% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2576 vs 2491

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs September 2017
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 19712 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2576 vs 2491

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7940X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 102°C vs 95 °C
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25987 vs 17654

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	102°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25987 vs 17654

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2576

2491

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17654

25987

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core i9-7940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2576	2491
PassMark - CPU mark	17654	25987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1153
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12928
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		10950

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core i9-7940X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	September 2017
OPN Tray	100-000000029
Place in performance rating	688	746
Processor Number	PRO 3600	i9-7940X
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,399
Price now		$1,129.99
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.63
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	19712 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	102°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
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)