AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i9 9940X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 9940X 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1146
Intel Core i9 9940X
+7%
1228
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
6064
Intel Core i9 9940X
+153%
15351
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
+15%
1538
Intel Core i9 9940X
1328
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
5052
Intel Core i9 9940X
+93%
9787
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1167
Intel Core i9 9940X
+1%
1189
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
4580
Intel Core i9 9940X
+213%
14374
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
2525
Intel Core i9 9940X
+3%
2608
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
11022
Intel Core i9 9940X
+157%
28355
General Parameters
Apr 2022
Release Date
Oct 2018
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2 (Renoir)
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-9940X
AM4
Socket
LGA-2066
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))
Generation
-
Package
9.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
45-65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
88 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
156 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
14
8
Performance Core Threads
28
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
14
8
Total Thread Count
28
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38
Multiplier
33x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
8
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
