Ryzen 5 3400G vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	748	1112
Place by popularity	not in top-100	92
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.07	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	10.26	8.47
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 3400G 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	37
L1 cache	768 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	192 mm2	210 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,950 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 3400G 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	+
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	46.933 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 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.30	5.82
Recency	2 March 2017	7 July 2019
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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