AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs AMD A8-3850

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and AMD A8-3850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 45% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2337 vs 1212
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9279 vs 2361
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 939 vs 361
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3657 vs 1136
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 July 2019 vs June 2011
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2337 vs 1212
PassMark - CPU mark 9279 vs 2361
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 939 vs 361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3657 vs 1136

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3850

  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
CPU 2: AMD A8-3850

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2337
1212
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9279
2361
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
939
361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3657
1136
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3400G AMD A8-3850
PassMark - Single thread mark 2337 1212
PassMark - CPU mark 9279 2361
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 939 361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3657 1136
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 211.23
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 43.843
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4691
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4691

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G AMD A8-3850

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Llano
Family Ryzen
Launch date 7 July 2019 June 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $149
OPN PIB YD3400C5FHBOX
OPN Tray YD3400C5M4MFH
Place in performance rating 1489 1499
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series A-Series (Desktop)

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 11
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 228 mm
Transistor count 1178 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1400 MHz
iGPU core count 11
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x8

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)