Ryzen 5 3450U vs Ryzen 5 3400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.82
+36.9%
Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.25

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Ryzen 5 3450U by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 5 3450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11141370
Place by popularity92not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency8.4726.81
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)1 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 5 3450U 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 speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache128K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography12 nm12 nm
Die size210 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,950 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 5 3450U 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)no data
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 5 3450U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 5 3450U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 5 3450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 5 3450U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.


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
+36.9%
Ryzen 5 3450U 4.25

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 9251
+37.2%
Ryzen 5 3450U 6745

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.82 4.25
Integrated graphics card 5.47 4.50
Recency 7 July 2019 1 May 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3400G has a 36.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 21.6% faster integrated GPU.

Ryzen 5 3450U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3450U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3400G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook one.


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