AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date 30 Sep 2019 vs March 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • 2x 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
  • 4x 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: 2652 vs 2240
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18191 vs 8285
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2652 vs 2240
PassMark - CPU mark 18191 vs 8285

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2240
2652
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8285
18191
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2240 2652
PassMark - CPU mark 8285 18191
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4736

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Zen 2
Family Ryzen 5
Launch date 30 Sep 2019 March 2019
OPN Tray YD340BC6M4MFH
Place in performance rating 1089 1100
Processor Number PRO 3400GE
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 4 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 96K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 512K (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz 4.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 16
Transistor count 4940 million 4800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 43.71 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4

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 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16+1x4
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
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)