i5-4690T vs Ryzen 5 3400G

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.82
+101%
Core i5-4690T
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
2.90

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Core i5-4690T by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11121657
Place by popularity92not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.476.10
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)1 May 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm22 nm
Die size210 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,950 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
FDIno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11Intel HD Graphics 4600
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i5-4690T.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 3400G 5.82
+101%
i5-4690T 2.90

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.

Ryzen 5 3400G 9250
+101%
i5-4690T 4608

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.82 2.90
Integrated graphics card 5.47 1.84
Recency 7 July 2019 1 May 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 3400G has a 100.7% higher aggregate performance score, 197.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 83.3% more advanced lithography process.

i5-4690T, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4690T in performance tests.


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