i3-7340 vs Ryzen 5 1400

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i3-7340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1230not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.62no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i3
Power efficiency7.11no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i3-7340 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier3242
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i3-7340 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM41151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i3-7340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i3-7340 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i3-7340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i3-7340.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 March 2017 17 July 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 51 Watt

Ryzen 5 1400 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i3-7340, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 27.5% lower power consumption.

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