AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2322 vs 2195
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 July 2019 vs 11 April 2017
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2322 vs 2195

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13041 vs 9229
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 948 vs 939
  • Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5185 vs 3657
  • Around 45% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3459 vs 2388
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
L1 cache 576 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13041 vs 9229
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 948 vs 939
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5185 vs 3657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3459 vs 2388

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2322
2195
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9229
13041
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
939
948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3657
5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
2388
3459
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3400G AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2322 2195
PassMark - CPU mark 9229 13041
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 939 948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3657 5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2388 3459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 45.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.434

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen
Family Ryzen AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 7 July 2019 11 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $149 $230
OPN PIB YD3400C5FHBOX YD160XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray YD3400C5M4MFH YD160XBCM6IAE
Place in performance rating 1556 1811
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $171.03
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 22.78

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 576 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 11
Number of threads 8 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4

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 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16
PCIe configurations x8

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)