i5-8250U vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
5.20
+34%
Core i5-8250U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.88

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE outperforms Core i5-8250U by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12001458
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i5
Power efficiency14.0524.46
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)21 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$297

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U 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 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0OPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplier3316
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size210 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,940 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
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 11Intel HD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U.

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 PRO 3400GE 5.20
+34%
i5-8250U 3.88

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 3400GE 8252
+34%
i5-8250U 6158

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 PRO 3400GE 1109
+43.8%
i5-8250U 771

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 PRO 3400GE 3342
+69.6%
i5-8250U 1971

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.20 3.88
Integrated graphics card 5.48 2.43
Recency 30 September 2019 21 August 2017
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE has a 34% higher aggregate performance score, 125.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

i5-8250U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8250U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE is a desktop processor while Core i5-8250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE and Core i5-8250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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