Ryzen 5 3500X vs Celeron E3400

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron E3400
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57
Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.60
+1409%

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Celeron E3400 by a whopping 1409% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3400 and Ryzen 5 3500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2826902
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.72no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.8012.06
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date17 January 2010 (14 years ago)24 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$76no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron E3400 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (shared)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3400 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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)
SocketLGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3400 and Ryzen 5 3500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron E3400 and Ryzen 5 3500X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3400 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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 E3400 and Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3400 and Ryzen 5 3500X.

PCIe version2.0no data

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.

Celeron E3400 0.57
Ryzen 5 3500X 8.60
+1409%

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.

Celeron E3400 869
Ryzen 5 3500X 13165
+1415%

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.

Celeron E3400 290
Ryzen 5 3500X 1582
+446%

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.

Celeron E3400 485
Ryzen 5 3500X 5958
+1128%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 8.60
Recency 17 January 2010 24 September 2019
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 5 3500X has a 1408.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3400 in performance tests.


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