AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Ryzen 5 2500X

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 2500X
6.19
+2.5%

Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms Ryzen 5 3400G by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking973991
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money28.0513.39
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2020)Picasso (2019−2020)
Release date1 October 2018 (5 years old)7 July 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$45 $214
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2500X has 109% better value for money than Ryzen 5 3400G.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 2500X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache96K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm12 nm
Die size192 mm2210 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million4,950 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 2500X 6.19
+2.5%
Ryzen 5 3400G 6.04

Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms Ryzen 5 3400G by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 2500X 9503
+2.4%
Ryzen 5 3400G 9279

Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms Ryzen 5 3400G by 2% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 2500X 1103
Ryzen 5 3400G 1128
+2.3%

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X by 2% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 2500X 3801
+5.1%
Ryzen 5 3400G 3617

Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms Ryzen 5 3400G by 5% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.19 6.04
Recency 1 October 2018 7 July 2019

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 5 3400G. The differences in performance seem too small.


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