Ryzen 3 5400U vs Pentium G4520

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4520
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.71
Ryzen 3 5400U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.99
+309%

Ryzen 3 5400U outperforms Pentium G4520 by a whopping 309% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20411002
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency3.1643.92
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$93no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U 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 speed3.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3626
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size98.57 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1750 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FP6
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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.

Pentium G4520 1.71
Ryzen 3 5400U 6.99
+309%

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.

Pentium G4520 2707
Ryzen 3 5400U 11067
+309%

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.

Pentium G4520 838
Ryzen 3 5400U 1511
+80.3%

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.

Pentium G4520 1594
Ryzen 3 5400U 4491
+182%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.71 6.99
Integrated graphics card 2.59 6.04
Recency 1 September 2015 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 5400U has a 308.8% higher aggregate performance score, 133.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 240% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 5400U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4520 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4520 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 5400U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G4520 and Ryzen 3 5400U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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