AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G vs Intel Core i9-10940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G and Intel Core i9-10940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 4400G

Intel Core i9-10940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10940X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 64 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2669 vs 2647
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27860 vs 16354

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	256 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2669 vs 2647
PassMark - CPU mark	27860 vs 16354

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2647

2669

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16354

27860

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G	Intel Core i9-10940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2647	2669
PassMark - CPU mark	16354	27860
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1176
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13529
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		11222

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G	Intel Core i9-10940X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q3'2020	7 Oct 2019
Place in performance rating	672	682
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$784
Processor Number		i9-10940X
Series		Intel Core X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	28
Transistor count	4800 million
L1 cache		896 KB
L2 cache		14 MB
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)