Intel Core i7-9700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9700 and AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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, 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).

Intel Core i7-9700

AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95°C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2751 vs 2092
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13210 vs 7515

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 19 April 2018
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2751 vs 2092
PassMark - CPU mark	13210 vs 7515

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9700
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2751

2092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13210

7515

Name	Intel Core i7-9700	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2751	2092
PassMark - CPU mark	13210	7515
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6643
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	428.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	31.783

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-9700	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 April 2019	19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$323, $335
Place in performance rating	724	1078
Processor Number	i7-9700
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YD2400C6M4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of GPU cores		11
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E98
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1250 MHz
iGPU core count		11
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)	Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
AMD VR Ready Processors
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)