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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2652 vs 2236
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18185 vs 8252

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 2236
PassMark - CPU mark	18185 vs 8252

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2236

2652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8252

18185

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2236	2652
PassMark - CPU mark	8252	18185
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	1088	1099
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™)