Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE by a whopping 359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 324 | 1453 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 2.88 | 5.02 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Castle Peak (2020) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 14 July 2020 (4 years ago) | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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 | 4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Multiplier | 40 | 33 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 2x 74 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,600 million | 4,940 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | WRX8 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE. 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 Threadripper PRO 3945WX and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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 | 2 TiB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-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 | 20.14 | 4.39 |
| Recency | 14 July 2020 | 30 September 2019 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX has a 358.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 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 700% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE is a desktop one.
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