Athlon 64 3100+ vs Ryzen 5 2400G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Athlon 64 3100+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1125 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.50 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Lima (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 8 January 2018 (6 years ago) | April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2400G and Athlon 64 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 386 KB | 128K |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 77 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 122 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Athlon 64 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 | Socket AM4 | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Athlon 64 3100+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Athlon 64 3100+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Athlon 64 3100+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Athlon 64 3100+.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2400G has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 64 3100+, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2400G and Athlon 64 3100+. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2400G and Athlon 64 3100+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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