i3-1215U vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

Place in the ranking	1127	1019
Place by popularity	not in top-100	21
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency	8.33	43.09
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	30 September 2019 (5 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4940 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U 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	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

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 PRO 3400G 5.72

i3-1215U 6.83
+19.4%

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 PRO 3400G 9092

i3-1215U 10846
+19.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.72	6.83
Integrated graphics card	5.47	5.58
Recency	30 September 2019	23 February 2022
Physical cores	4	6
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

i3-1215U has a 19.4% higher aggregate performance score, 2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1215U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G is a desktop processor while Core i3-1215U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Core i3-1215U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.