PRO A12-9800E vs Ryzen 5 3400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.82
+191%
PRO A12-9800E
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.00

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms PRO A12-9800E by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3400G and PRO A12-9800E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11261934
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.435.38
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3400G and PRO A12-9800E 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nm28 nm
Die size210 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors4,950 million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3400G and PRO A12-9800E 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
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and PRO A12-9800E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and PRO A12-9800E are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and PRO A12-9800E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3400G and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and PRO A12-9800E.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes208

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 5 3400G 5.82
+191%
PRO A12-9800E 2.00

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.

Ryzen 5 3400G 9247
+191%
PRO A12-9800E 3175

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.82 2.00
Recency 7 July 2019 27 July 2017
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 3400G has a 191% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-9800E, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800E in performance tests.


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