Intel Core i9-9940X vs AMD Sempron 3850

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,414

Rank #132

vs
3,943

Rank #1,931

6,414
3,943

Core i9-9940X wins by 38.5% (Rank #132 vs #1931)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,170

Rank #209

vs
3,706

Rank #1,941

6,170
3,706

Core i9-9940X wins by 39.9% (Rank #209 vs #1941)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,781

Rank #122

vs
4,298

Rank #1,761

6,781
4,298

Core i9-9940X wins by 36.6% (Rank #122 vs #1761)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,466

Rank #189

vs
4,491

Rank #1,600

5,466
4,491

Core i9-9940X wins by 17.8% (Rank #189 vs #1600)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,654

Rank #171

vs
4,456

Rank #1,622

5,654
4,456

Core i9-9940X wins by 21.2% (Rank #171 vs #1622)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,650

Rank #150

vs
4,467

Rank #1,623

5,650
4,467

Core i9-9940X wins by 20.9% (Rank #150 vs #1623)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-9940X Sempron 3850 Diff
Cores
14
4
+71.4%
Threads
28
4
+85.7%
Base Frequency
3,300 MHz
1,300 MHz
+60.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
33x
13x
+60.6%
L1 Cache
896 KB
62 KB
+93%
L2 Cache
14 MiB
2 MiB
+86.4%
L3 Cache
19 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
25 W
84.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
28 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-9940X Sempron 3850
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-9000 --
Model Number i9-9940X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake X Refresh Kabini
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket Socket AM1
Package FCLGA-2066 µOPGA-721
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,387.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-9940X
Intel
Sempron 3850
AMD

Family

Core i9-9940X
Core
Sempron 3850
--

Series

Core i9-9940X
i9-9000
Sempron 3850
--

Model Number

Core i9-9940X
i9-9940X
Sempron 3850
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-9940X
Skylake
Sempron 3850
--

Core Name

Core i9-9940X
Skylake X Refresh
Sempron 3850
Kabini

Core Family

Core i9-9940X
6
Sempron 3850
--

Socket

Core i9-9940X
Socket
Sempron 3850
Socket AM1

Package

Core i9-9940X
FCLGA-2066
Sempron 3850
µOPGA-721

Chipset

Core i9-9940X
Lewisburg
Sempron 3850
--

Memory Type

Core i9-9940X
DDR4-2666
Sempron 3850
DDR3

ECC Support

Core i9-9940X
No
Sempron 3850
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-9940X
3.0
Sempron 3850
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-9940X
x16, x8, x4
Sempron 3850
--

Market Segment

Core i9-9940X
Desktop
Sempron 3850
Desktop

Release Price

Core i9-9940X
$1,387.00
Sempron 3850
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-9940X
No
Sempron 3850
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-9940X Sempron 3850
Process 14 nm 28 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 107 mm²
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-9940X
14 nm
Sempron 3850
28 nm

Die Area

Core i9-9940X
484 mm²
Sempron 3850
107 mm²

Manufacturer

Core i9-9940X
Intel
Sempron 3850
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i9-9940X
CMOS
Sempron 3850
--

Word Size

Core i9-9940X
64-bit
Sempron 3850
--

ISA

Core i9-9940X
x86-64 (x86)
Sempron 3850
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-9940X Sempron 3850
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
MMX
NX
PowerNow!
Protected
RdRand
Real
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64