Ryzen 5 3400G vs Core i7-4960X

General info

Comparing Core i7-4960X and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	946	1002
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.78	13.16
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7 (Desktop)	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-E (2013)	Picasso (2019−2020)
Release date	3 September 2013 (10 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data
Current price	$337 (0.3x MSRP)	$214

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3400G has 639% better value for money than i7-4960X.

Technical specs

Core i7-4960X and Ryzen 5 3400G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Die size	257 mm2	210 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,860 million	4,950 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4960X and Ryzen 5 3400G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4960X and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4960X and Ryzen 5 3400G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4960X and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4960X and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4960X and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i7-4960X outperforms Ryzen 5 3400G by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	6.53	6.00
Recency	3 September 2013	7 July 2019
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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