AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i7 940

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
4,688

Rank #1,116

6,171
4,688

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 24% (Rank #188 vs #1116)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
4,685

Rank #1,156

6,116
4,685

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 23.4% (Rank #228 vs #1156)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,692

Rank #971

6,254
4,692

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 25% (Rank #198 vs #971)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7 940 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,930 MHz
+5.5%
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
L3 Cache
64 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
3
-33.3%
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
130 W
50% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7 940
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number PRO i7-940
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse --
Socket Socket FCLGA1366
Package µOPGA-1331 --
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 Up to 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i7 940
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i7 940
--

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i7 940
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i7 940
i7-940

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i7 940
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i7 940
--

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i7 940
FCLGA1366

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i7 940
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i7 940
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7 940
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i7 940
Up to 3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i7 940
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i7 940
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7 940
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7 940
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core i7 940
45 nm

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i7 940
--

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i7 940
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i7 940
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7 940
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7 940
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7 940
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7 940
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7 940
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7 940
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