Ryzen 5 3400G vs Athlon 64 3100+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 3100+
2008
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.30
Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.82
+1840%

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Athlon 64 3100+ by a whopping 1840% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3100+ and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31101126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency1.148.47
Architecture codenameLima (2008−2009)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)12 June 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3100+ 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads18
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache128K384 KB
L2 cache512K2 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm12 nm
Die size77 mm2210 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)81 °Cno data
Number of transistors122 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3100+ 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3100+ and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3100+ and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3100+ and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 3100+ and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Athlon 64 3100+ 0.30
Ryzen 5 3400G 5.82
+1840%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 3100+ 484
Ryzen 5 3400G 9246
+1810%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 5.82
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 64 3100+ has 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 3400G, on the other hand, has a 1840% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3100+ in performance tests.


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