Ryzen 5 3400G vs Core 2 Duo T8100

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8100 and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1089
Place by popularity	not in top-100	66
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)	12 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8100 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	2.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Die size	107 mm2	210 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8100 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	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA479,PGA478	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Ryzen 5 3400G. 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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8100 and Ryzen 5 3400G 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 Core 2 Duo T8100 and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	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 2 Duo T8100 and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2008	12 June 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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