Ryzen 9 5950X vs Mobile Athlon 64 3400+

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Aggregate performance score

Mobile Athlon 64 3400+
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 62 Watt
0.21
Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
28.71
+13571%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ by a whopping 13571% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3209159
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.60
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesMobile Athlon 64AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency0.3225.88
Architecture codenameClawhammer (2001−2005)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release dateAugust 2005 (19 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 cores1 (Single-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads132
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache128K64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data64 MB
Chip lithographyno data7 nm, 12 nm
Die size193 mm2CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors106 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ and Ryzen 9 5950X 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
Socket754AM4
Power consumption (TDP)62 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

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.

Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ 0.21
Ryzen 9 5950X 28.71
+13571%

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.

Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ 333
Ryzen 9 5950X 45602
+13594%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ 84.5
Ryzen 9 5950X 4.23
+1898%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 28.71
Physical cores 1 16
Threads 1 32
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt 105 Watt

Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ has 69.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, has a 13571.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ and Ryzen 9 5950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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