AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE vs Intel Core i9-9940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE and Intel Core i9-9940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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 4400GE

Intel Core i9-9940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2664 vs 2632

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2664 vs 2632

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9940X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
2.4x 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 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28059 vs 14795

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared) vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28059 vs 14795

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2664

2632

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14795

28059

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE	Intel Core i9-9940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2664	2632
PassMark - CPU mark	14795	28059
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13302
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		11442

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE	Intel Core i9-9940X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'2020	October 2018
Place in performance rating	685	696
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i9-9940X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.30 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	28
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64K (per core)
L2 cache		1 MB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		88°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Execution Units	7
Graphics base frequency	1.90 GHz
Max video memory	2 GB
Number of pipelines	448
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon 7 Graphics
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	44
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)