i3-9100 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
5.20
+24.7%
Core i3-9100
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.17

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE outperforms Core i3-9100 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12011392
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.79
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i3
Power efficiency14.066.07
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100 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 speed3.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3336
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size210 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,940 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100 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 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i3-9100.

PCIe version3.03.0
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 PRO 3400GE 5.20
+24.7%
i3-9100 4.17

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 PRO 3400GE 8252
+24.7%
i3-9100 6620

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE 1109
i3-9100 1397
+26%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE 3342
i3-9100 3643
+9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.20 4.17
Integrated graphics card 5.48 3.09
Recency 30 September 2019 1 September 2018
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE has a 24.7% higher aggregate performance score, 77.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-9100 in performance tests.


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