AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Pentium G3240T
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Pentium G3240T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
- 22 more threads: 24 vs 2
- Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 66.4°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
- 4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 12 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 24 vs 2 |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C vs 66.4°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 22 nm |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB vs 32 GB |
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3240T
- Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3240T
Name | AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Pentium G3240T |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 30.97 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 70.972 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.748 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 4.924 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 19.043 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1473 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1630 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 2720 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4575 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Pentium G3240T | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Haswell |
Launch date | 24 Sep 2019 | Q2'14 |
OPN Tray | 100-000000070 | |
Place in performance rating | 1372 | 1100 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Processor Number | G3240T | |
Series | Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3100 MHz | 2.70 GHz |
L1 cache | 768 KB | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | |
L3 cache | 64 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 66.4°C |
Maximum frequency | 4300 MHz | |
Number of cores | 12 | 2 |
Number of threads | 24 | 2 |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | 21.3 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1150 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2013A | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | 16 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | Up to 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Graphics |
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Graphics base frequency | 200 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Max video memory | 1.7 GB | |
Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
VGA | ||
Graphics image quality |
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Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | |
Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11.1/12 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |