Ryzen 5 3400G vs Pentium N3700

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.82
Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
6.05
+638%

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Pentium N3700 by a whopping 638% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26041106
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency12.468.49
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)12 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 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 speed1.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeIDIPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data37
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data210 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170AM4
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3400G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 SeriesAMD Radeon RX Vega 11
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3400G integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3400G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes420
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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 N3700 0.82
Ryzen 5 3400G 6.05
+638%

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 N3700 1254
Ryzen 5 3400G 9252
+638%

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 N3700 179
Ryzen 5 3400G 1133
+533%

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 N3700 517
Ryzen 5 3400G 3631
+602%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 6.05
Recency 1 April 2015 12 June 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium N3700 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 3400G, on the other hand, has a 637.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3700 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3400G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3700 and Ryzen 5 3400G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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