Ryzen 5 3400G vs Pentium G6951
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Pentium G6951 by a whopping 569% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2846 | 1359 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 98 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.12 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 1.15 | 8.61 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Clarkdale (2010−2011) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 1 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $94 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium G6951 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 | 2.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 37 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382 million | 4,950 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G6951 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1156 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6951 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 |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G6951 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 Pentium G6951 and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6951 and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 16.38 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6951 and Ryzen 5 3400G integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6951 and Ryzen 5 3400G.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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 | 0.78 | 5.22 |
| Recency | 1 September 2010 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3400G has a 569.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 12.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G6951 in performance tests.
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