Ryzen 5 3400G vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 TF-20
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.16
Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.82
+3538%

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by a whopping 3538% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33001126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon 64AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.618.47
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 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 speed1.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate667 MHzno data
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache0.1 MB128K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data210 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,950 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1g1AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protectionno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2933
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 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 5.82
Recency 1 May 2009 7 July 2019
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 64 TF-20 has 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 3400G, on the other hand, has a 3537.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 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 TF-20 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon 64 TF-20 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3400G is a desktop one.


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