Ryzen 5 3400GE vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 3400GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	859	1042
Place by popularity	53	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.24	15.13
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Picasso (2019−2020)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data
Current price	$140 (0.6x MSRP)	$169

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3400GE has 24% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 3400GE 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	192 mm2	210 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,940 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 3400GE 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 3400GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 3400GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 3400GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 3400GE.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no 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.

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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.

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Ryzen 5 3400GE by 38% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.94	5.76
Recency	11 April 2017	7 July 2019
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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