Core i3-2100 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

Primary Details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-2100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1018	2225
Place by popularity	not in top-100	72
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	17.37	0.28
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	30 September 2019 (4 years ago)	20 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$73
Current price	$162	$82 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G has 6104% better value for money than i3-2100.

Detailed Specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-2100 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	69 °C
Number of transistors	4940 Million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-2100 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	Socket AM4	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-2100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-2100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-2100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-2100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-2100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-2100.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

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 PRO 3400G outperforms Core i3-2100 by 397% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	5.91	1.19
Integrated graphics card	5.48
Recency	30 September 2019	20 February 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm

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