Intel Core i9 9940X vs AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 9940X 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 165W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
1328
AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE
+88%
2507
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
+51%
9787
AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE
6449
General Parameters
Oct 2018
Release Date
Apr 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Skylake
Core Architecture
Phoenix2
i9-9940X
Processor Number
-
LGA-2066
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 740M
-
Generation
Ryzen 3 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
-
Transistor Count
20.9 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
165 W
Power Consumption
35 W
88 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
137 mm²
CPU Performance
14
Performance Cores
-
28
Performance Core Threads
-
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
14
Total Core Count
4
28
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
35.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
4
Max Memory Channels
2
85 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4
44
PCIe Lanes
14
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Extended Instruction Set
-
