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).

AMD Ryzen 5 1400

AMD Athlon II X3 400e

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: 1894 vs 908
5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7751 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	1894 vs 908
PassMark - CPU mark	7751 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

1894

908

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7751

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	1894	908
PassMark - CPU mark	7751	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™)