Intel Core i9-7940X vs AMD A8-3530MX

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,299

Rank #151

vs
4,169

Rank #1,719

6,299
4,169

Core i9-7940X wins by 33.8% (Rank #151 vs #1719)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,089

Rank #237

vs
4,008

Rank #1,763

6,089
4,008

Core i9-7940X wins by 34.2% (Rank #237 vs #1763)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,614

Rank #141

vs
4,410

Rank #1,431

6,614
4,410

Core i9-7940X wins by 33.3% (Rank #141 vs #1431)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,377

Rank #216

vs
4,506

Rank #1,484

5,377
4,506

Core i9-7940X wins by 16.2% (Rank #216 vs #1484)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #195

vs
4,499

Rank #1,331

5,532
4,499

Core i9-7940X wins by 18.7% (Rank #195 vs #1331)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,565

Rank #170

vs
4,496

Rank #1,435

5,565
4,496

Core i9-7940X wins by 19.2% (Rank #170 vs #1435)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7940X A8-3530MX Diff
Cores
14
4
+71.4%
Threads
28
4
+85.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,400 MHz
+22.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
31x
19x
+38.7%
L1 Cache
896 KB
125 KB
+86.1%
L2 Cache
14 MiB
1 MiB
+93.2%
L3 Cache
19 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
26 GB/s
+67.8%
PCIe Lanes
44
12
+72.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
105 W
36.4% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
65 nm
78.5% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7940X A8-3530MX
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7940X Q6600
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Llano
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket LGA775
Package FCLGA-2066 µPGA
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $1,399.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7940X
Intel
A8-3530MX
AMD

Family

Core i9-7940X
Core
A8-3530MX
--

Series

Core i9-7940X
i9-7900
A8-3530MX
--

Model Number

Core i9-7940X
i9-7940X
A8-3530MX
Q6600

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7940X
Skylake
A8-3530MX
--

Core Name

Core i9-7940X
Skylake
A8-3530MX
Llano

Core Family

Core i9-7940X
6
A8-3530MX
--

Core Model

Core i9-7940X
85
A8-3530MX
--

Socket

Core i9-7940X
Socket
A8-3530MX
LGA775

Package

Core i9-7940X
FCLGA-2066
A8-3530MX
µPGA

Chipset

Core i9-7940X
Lewisburg
A8-3530MX
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7940X
DDR4-2666
A8-3530MX
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Core i9-7940X
No
A8-3530MX
No

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7940X
3.0
A8-3530MX
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7940X
x16, x8, x4
A8-3530MX
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Core i9-7940X
Desktop
A8-3530MX
Mobile

Release Price

Core i9-7940X
$1,399.00
A8-3530MX
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7940X
No
A8-3530MX
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7940X A8-3530MX
Process 14 nm 65 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 228 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,178
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7940X
14 nm
A8-3530MX
65 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7940X
484 mm²
A8-3530MX
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7940X
--
A8-3530MX
1,178

Manufacturer

Core i9-7940X
Intel
A8-3530MX
--

Technology

Core i9-7940X
CMOS
A8-3530MX
--

Word Size

Core i9-7940X
64-bit
A8-3530MX
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-7940X
x86-64 (x86)
A8-3530MX
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-7940X A8-3530MX
GPU -- HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 800 MHz

GPU

Core i9-7940X
--
A8-3530MX
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Core i9-7940X
--
A8-3530MX
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-7940X
--
A8-3530MX
800 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7940X A8-3530MX
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64