Ryzen 5 4500 vs Pentium Dual T3400
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3400 by a whopping 2295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3258 | 957 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 56 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 48.04 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.46 | 5.95 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 April 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Ryzen 5 4500 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Ryzen 5 4500 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 |
| Socket | PPGA478 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Ryzen 5 4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Ryzen 5 4500.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.38 | 9.10 |
| Recency | 1 October 2008 | 4 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium Dual T3400 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 4500, on the other hand, has a 2294.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 5 4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T3400 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 4500 is a desktop one.
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