AMD Ryzen 9 3800X vs Intel Core i9-9940X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3800X and Intel Core i9-9940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
- 4 more threads: 32 vs 28
- Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
- Around 71% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 165 Watt
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2717 vs 2628
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | December 2019 vs October 2018 |
Number of cores | 16 vs 14 |
Number of threads | 32 vs 28 |
Maximum frequency | 4.7 GHz vs 4.40 GHz |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) vs 64K (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt vs 165 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2717 vs 2628 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9940X
- Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 630784x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27975 vs 23141
Specifications (specs) | |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) vs 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 19.25 MB (shared) vs 32MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 27975 vs 23141 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9940X
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 9 3800X | Intel Core i9-9940X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2717 | 2628 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 23141 | 27975 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1140 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 13302 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 11442 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 9 3800X | Intel Core i9-9940X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Skylake |
Launch date | December 2019 | October 2018 |
Place in performance rating | 659 | 679 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Processor Number | i9-9940X | |
Series | Intel® Core™ X-series Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.9 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 7 nm | |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 32MB | 19.25 MB (shared) |
Maximum frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.40 GHz |
Number of cores | 16 | 14 |
Number of threads | 32 | 28 |
Transistor count | 19,200 million | |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | |
Maximum core temperature | 88°C | |
Number of QPI Links | 0 | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA2066 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 165 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2017X | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 44 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |