AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 114900% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 4.0 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2706 vs 2294
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32614 vs 8879

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz vs 4.0 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2706 vs 2294
PassMark - CPU mark	32614 vs 8879

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2294

2706

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8879

32614

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2294	2706
PassMark - CPU mark	8879	32614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1276
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12037
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		30.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		72.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		22.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 5	Ryzen
Launch date	7 Jul 2019	7 July 2019
OPN Tray	YD3400C6M4MFH	100-000000023
Place in performance rating	1046	1029
Processor Number	3400GE
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		100-100000023BOX
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3800 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4600 MHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8	24
Transistor count	4940 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	43.71 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Execution Units	11
Graphics max frequency	1300 MHz
Number of pipelines	704
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 11
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4	x16
Total number of SATA ports	4
USB revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)