AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i7-4960HQ

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,171

Rank #188

vs
5,138

Rank #762

6,171
5,138

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 16.7% (Rank #188 vs #762)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
5,297

Rank #726

6,116
5,297

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 13.4% (Rank #228 vs #726)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,899

Rank #724

6,254
4,899

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 21.7% (Rank #198 vs #724)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,706

Rank #653

5,674
4,706

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 17.1% (Rank #144 vs #653)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,653

Rank #788

5,786
4,653

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 19.6% (Rank #138 vs #788)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,772

Rank #619

5,532
4,772

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 13.7% (Rank #179 vs #619)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-4960HQ Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,600 MHz
+16.1%
Clock Multiplier --
26x
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
8 MiB
+88.1%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
26 GB/s
+46.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
47 W
27.7% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-4960HQ
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number PRO i7-4960HQ
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Crystalwell
Socket Socket FCBGA1364
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-BGA1364
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 3
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i7-4960HQ
i7-4960HQ

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i7-4960HQ
Crystalwell

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i7-4960HQ
FCBGA1364

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i7-4960HQ
FC-BGA1364

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i7-4960HQ
DDR3L 1333/1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7-4960HQ
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i7-4960HQ
3

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i7-4960HQ
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i7-4960HQ
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7-4960HQ
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-4960HQ
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 264 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,400
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core i7-4960HQ
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-4960HQ
264 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-4960HQ
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i7-4960HQ
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-4960HQ
GPU -- Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1300 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-4960HQ
Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-4960HQ
1300 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-4960HQ
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64