AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Pentium Silver J5005 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, 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, 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 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 50% 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
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2329 vs 1206
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9247 vs 3104
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 939 vs 449
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3657 vs 1444
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 July 2019 vs December 2017
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2329 vs 1206
PassMark - CPU mark 9247 vs 3104
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 939 vs 449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3657 vs 1444

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver J5005

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C
  • 6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver J5005

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2329
1206
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9247
3104
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
939
449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3657
1444
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Intel Pentium Silver J5005
PassMark - Single thread mark 2329 1206
PassMark - CPU mark 9247 3104
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 939 449
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3657 1444
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2394
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 990
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2236
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3725
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 990
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2236
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3725

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Intel Pentium Silver J5005

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Gemini Lake
Family Ryzen
Launch date 7 July 2019 December 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $149
OPN PIB YD3400C5FHBOX
OPN Tray YD3400C5M4MFH
Place in performance rating 1532 1538
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $219.92
Processor Number J5005
Series Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.91

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 1.50 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256K (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 105 °C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 11
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1400 MHz 250 MHz
iGPU core count 11
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 605
Device ID 0x3184
Execution Units 18
Graphics max dynamic frequency 800 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm
Thermal Solution 105 deg C

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations x8 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)