Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

VS

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9960X with 16 cores 3.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with 4 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Lower TDP (45W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

1070

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

1069

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +270%

17841

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

4819

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +22%

1432

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +221%

10707

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3331

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +21%

1173

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

966

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +289%

15176

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3901

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +11%

2608

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

2344

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +228%

30525

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

9281

Intel Core i9 9960X

VS

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Picasso

i9-9960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon RX Vega 11

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.9 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

4

32

Performance Core Threads

8

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

32

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

37x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

704

-

Texture Units

44

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

11

-

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

1.746 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

8

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

Related CPU Comparisons

1

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i9 9960X

2

Intel Core i7 7820X vs Intel Core i9 9960X

3

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i9 9960X

4

Intel Core i3 6100 vs Intel Core i9 9960X

5

Intel Celeron G5900 vs Intel Core i9 9960X

6

Intel Core i5 6400 vs Intel Core i9 9960X

7

Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700

8

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

9

Intel Core i9 9960X vs Intel Core i9 13900KF

10

Intel Core i9 9960X vs Intel Pentium Gold G5600

Related News

1

Russian Cosplayer as Marika from 'Elden Ring': Stunning Figure in a High-Slit Gown

2

AMD Patents Multi-Chip Design GPU with Configurable Multi-Mode Capabilities

3

MSI Unveils Laptop with AMD Ryzen AI 300 Chip at Computex Taipei 2024

4

Intel Releases BIOS Update to Improve Gaming Stability for 13th and 14th Gen Core Processors