AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i7-7740X

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
5,522

Rank #467

6,171
5,522

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 10.5% (Rank #188 vs #467)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
5,954

Rank #291

6,116
5,954

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 2.6% (Rank #228 vs #291)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,874

Rank #761

6,254
4,874

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 22.1% (Rank #198 vs #761)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,749

Rank #581

5,674
4,749

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 16.3% (Rank #144 vs #581)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,779

Rank #573

5,786
4,779

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 17.4% (Rank #138 vs #573)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,826

Rank #538

5,532
4,826

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 12.8% (Rank #179 vs #538)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-7740X Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
4,300 MHz
-27.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
4,500 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
4,500 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
4,500 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
4,500 MHz
Clock Multiplier --
43x
L1 Cache
768 KB
256 KB
+66.7%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+83.3%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
8 MiB
+87.5%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
64 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
40 GB/s
+16.7%
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
112 W
42% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-7740X
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Core
Series 3000 i7-7700
Model Number PRO i7-7740X
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Kaby Lake
Core Name Matisse Kaby Lake X
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 158
Socket Socket Socket
Package µOPGA-1331 FCLGA-2066
Chipset -- Lewisburg
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price -- $339.00
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i7-7740X
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i7-7740X
Core

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i7-7740X
i7-7700

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i7-7740X
i7-7740X

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i7-7740X
Kaby Lake

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i7-7740X
Kaby Lake X

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-7740X
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-7740X
158

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i7-7740X
Socket

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i7-7740X
FCLGA-2066

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-7740X
Lewisburg

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i7-7740X
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7-7740X
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i7-7740X
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i7-7740X
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i7-7740X
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-7740X
$339.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7-7740X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-7740X
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core i7-7740X
14 nm

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i7-7740X
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i7-7740X
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i7-7740X
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-7740X
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-7740X
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
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64