Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G by a whopping 227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Ryzen 9 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1140 | 321 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.33 | 39.37 |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Ryzen 9 8945HS 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 37 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Ryzen 9 8945HS 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 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Ryzen 9 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Ryzen 9 8945HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Ryzen 9 8945HS.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
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.
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
| Performance score | 5.72 | 18.72 |
| Integrated graphics card | 5.48 | 18.32 |
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 9 8945HS has a 227.3% higher aggregate performance score, 234.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Ryzen 9 8945HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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