Ryzen 3 3250U vs Ryzen 5 3400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.82
+143%
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11261783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency8.4715.13
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3250U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier3726
L1 cache128K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm12 nm
Die size210 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors4,950 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3250U 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
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s38.397 GB/s
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 RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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
+143%
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40

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 9245
+143%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3812

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.

Ryzen 5 3400G 1136
+51.9%
Ryzen 3 3250U 748

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.

Ryzen 5 3400G 3632
+150%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1455

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.82 2.40
Integrated graphics card 5.48 2.98
Recency 7 July 2019 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3400G has a 142.5% higher aggregate performance score, 83.9% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3400G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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