AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Athlon II X3 400e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1895 vs 908
  • 5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7753 vs 1320
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 April 2017 vs October 2009
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1895 vs 908
PassMark - CPU mark 7753 vs 1320

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 400e

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1398 vs 772
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3137 vs 3027
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1398 vs 772
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3137 vs 3027

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 400e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1895
908
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7753
1320
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
772
1398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3027
3137
Name AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Athlon II X3 400e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1895 908
PassMark - CPU mark 7753 1320
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 772 1398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 3137
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.586

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Rana
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 11 April 2017 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $170 $107
OPN PIB YD1400BBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD1400BBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1964 1973
Price now $119.99 $107.43
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 20.60 5.51
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Die size 192 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 4800 Million 300 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)