Ryzen 3 3100 vs Pentium Gold G5400
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by a whopping 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1711 | 908 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.74 | 33.90 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Gold | Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 7 May 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | $99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 3 3100 has 491% better value for money than Pentium Gold G5400.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3100 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3100 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | 1151 | AM4 (LGA1331) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 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 | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 610 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
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.
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by 220% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by 102% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by 237% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.41 | 7.71 |
| Recency | 2 April 2018 | 7 May 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium Gold G5400 has 20.4% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 3100, on the other hand, has a 219.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 3 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5400 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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