Pentium III 1266S vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3400GE and Pentium III 1266S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1121 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 15.16 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2022) | Tualatin (2000−2002) |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | July 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3400GE and Pentium III 1266S 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 1.27 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | 80 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,940 million | 44 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3400GE and Pentium III 1266S 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3400GE and Pentium III 1266S. 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 3400GE and Pentium III 1266S are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3400GE and Pentium III 1266S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3400GE and Pentium III 1266S.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 30 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3400GE has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium III 1266S, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3400GE and Pentium III 1266S. We've got no test results to judge.
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