AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i5-4200Y

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,609

Rank #106

vs
4,082

Rank #1,815

6,609
4,082

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 38.2% (Rank #106 vs #1815)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
3,887

Rank #1,839

6,633
3,887

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 41.4% (Rank #92 vs #1839)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,374

Rank #1,521

6,572
4,374

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 33.4% (Rank #145 vs #1521)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Core i5-4200Y Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
1,400 MHz
+63.2%
Clock Multiplier
38x
14x
+63.2%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
3 MiB
+95.5%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
12 W
88.6% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Core i5-4200Y
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Haswell
Socket Socket BGA1168
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-BGA1168
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Core i5-4200Y
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Core i5-4200Y
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Core i5-4200Y
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Core i5-4200Y
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Core i5-4200Y
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Core i5-4200Y
Haswell

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Core i5-4200Y
BGA1168

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Core i5-4200Y
FC-BGA1168

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Core i5-4200Y
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Core i5-4200Y
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Core i5-4200Y
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i5-4200Y
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Core i5-4200Y
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Core i5-4200Y
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Core i5-4200Y
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Core i5-4200Y
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 118 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 1,400
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Core i5-4200Y
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Core i5-4200Y
118 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Core i5-4200Y
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Core i5-4200Y
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Core i5-4200Y
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Core i5-4200Y
--

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-4200Y
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Core i5-4200Y
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64