Ryzen 7 2700U vs Ryzen 5 3400GE

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3400GE
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
5.59
+30.6%
Ryzen 7 2700U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.28

Ryzen 5 3400GE outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3400GE and Ryzen 7 2700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11541375
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency15.1127.00
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3400GE and Ryzen 7 2700U 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.2 GHz
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache96K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size210 mm2209.78 mm2
Number of transistors4,940 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3400GE and Ryzen 7 2700U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3400GE and Ryzen 7 2700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3400GE and Ryzen 7 2700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3400GE and Ryzen 7 2700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 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 10 ( - 1300 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3400GE and Ryzen 7 2700U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 3400GE 5.59
+30.6%
Ryzen 7 2700U 4.28

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 3400GE 8879
+30.6%
Ryzen 7 2700U 6797

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.59 4.28
Integrated graphics card 5.48 4.24
Recency 7 July 2019 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3400GE has a 30.6% higher aggregate performance score, 29.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 7 2700U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3400GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 2700U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3400GE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 2700U is a notebook one.


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