Ryzen 5 3400G vs Athlon II X2 250

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71
Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
6.05
+752%

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by a whopping 752% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27161106
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency1.008.49
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)12 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 3400G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size117 mm2210 mm2
Number of transistors410 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 3400G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X2 250 0.71
Ryzen 5 3400G 6.05
+752%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X2 250 1080
Ryzen 5 3400G 9252
+757%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 250 309
Ryzen 5 3400G 1133
+267%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 250 541
Ryzen 5 3400G 3631
+571%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 6.05
Recency 2 June 2009 12 June 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 3400G has a 752.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250 in performance tests.


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