Ryzen 5 3400G vs Celeron 4205U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Celeron 4205U by a whopping 577% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2574 | 1127 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 5.43 | 8.47 |
| Architecture codename | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 23 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 4205U 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | PCIe 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 18 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,950 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 4205U 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1528 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 900 MHz) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 3400G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.86 | 5.82 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.85 | 5.48 |
| Recency | 23 January 2019 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron 4205U has a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 3400G, on the other hand, has a 576.7% higher aggregate performance score, 196.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 4205U in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron 4205U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3400G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 3400G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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