Ryzen 5 3400G vs Athlon X4 950

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.35
Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
6.05
+157%

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Athlon X4 950 by a whopping 157% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18091108
Place by popularitynot in top-10092
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency3.308.49
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)12 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache128 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm12 nm
Die size246 mm2210 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 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)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2933
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 cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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 X4 950 2.35
Ryzen 5 3400G 6.05
+157%

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 X4 950 3596
Ryzen 5 3400G 9252
+157%

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 X4 950 655
Ryzen 5 3400G 1133
+73%

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 X4 950 1625
Ryzen 5 3400G 3631
+123%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.35 6.05
Recency 27 July 2017 12 June 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 3400G has a 157.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 950 in performance tests.


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