Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE by a whopping 283% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 286 | 1198 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 28.82 | 13.99 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 33 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 210 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,940 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.90 | 5.20 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 has a 282.7% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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