Review: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - CPU - HEXUS.net

Test Methodology

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Specification

AMD Ryzen Processor Configurations
CPU	Ryzen 9 3900X	Ryzen 7 3800X	Ryzen 7 3700X	Ryzen 5 3600X	Ryzen 5 3400G	Ryzen 7 2700X	Ryzen 5 2600X	Ryzen 7 1800X
CPU Base Clock	3.8GHz	3.9GHz	3.6GHz	3.8GHz	3.7GHz	3.7GHz	3.6GHz	3.6GHz
CPU Turbo Clock	4.6GHz	4.5GHz	4.4GHz	4.4GHz	4.2GHz	4.3GHz	4.2GHz	4.0GHz
CPU L3 Cache	64MB	32MB	32MB	32MB	4MB	16MB	16MB	16MB
CPU Cores / Threads	12 / 24	8 / 16	8 / 16	6 / 12	4 / 8	8 / 16	6 / 12	8 / 16
CPU TDP	105W	105W	65W	95W	65W	105W	95W	105W
Integrated Graphics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IGP Base Clock	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IGP Turbo Clock	-	-	-	-	1.4GHz	-	-	-
Socket	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM4	AM4
Lithography	7nm	7nm	7nm	7nm	12nm	12nm	12nm	14nm
Motherboard	Asus X570 Crosshair VIII Hero WiFi				Aorus B450 Pro	MSI X470 Gaming M7 AC
BIOS	0066	0803	0066	0702	F42C	7B77v16
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200
Memory Config	2x16GB
Memory Timings	14-14-14-34-1T
Memory Speed	3,200MHz				2,933MHz
Disk Drive	SK hynix Canvas SC300 (512GB)
Power Supply	be quiet Dark Power Pro 11 (1,000W)
Graphics Card	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition (431.16)
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15S
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) 1903

Intel Core Processor Configurations
CPU	Core i9-9900K	Core i7-9700K	Core i5-9400	Core i7-8700K	Core i3-8100
CPU Base Clock	3.6GHz	3.6GHz	2.9GHz	3.7GHz	3.6GHz
CPU Turbo Clock	5.0GHz	4.6GHz	4.1GHz	4.7GHz	3.6GHz
CPU Cache	16MB	12MB	9MB	12MB	6MB
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 16	8 / 8	6 / 6	6 / 12	4 / 4
CPU TDP	95W	95W	65W	95W	65W
Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	UHD 630	UHD 630	UHD 630	UHD 630
IGP Base Clock	350MHz	350MHz	350MHz	350MHz	350MHz
IGP Turbo Clock	1.20GHz	1.20GHz	1.05GHz	1.20GHz	1.10GHz
Socket	LGA 1151
Lithography	14nm
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming
BIOS	2417
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200
Memory Config	2x16GB
Memory Timings	14-14-14-34-1T
Memory Speed	2,666MHz
Disk Drive	SK hynix Canvas SC300 (512GB)
Power Supply	be quiet Dark Power Pro 11 (1,000W)
Graphics Card	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition (431.16)
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15S
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) 1903

Benchmark Suite
CPU Benchmarks
HEXUS PiFast	Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places
Cinebench R20	Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores
HandBrake 1.2.2	Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores (64-bit)
Blender 2.79b	Using all available cores to run the BMW benchmark
Memory Benchmarks
AIDA64	Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency
System Benchmarks
3DMark	Graphics benchmark run using the Time Spy test
PCMark	System test using the standard preset
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm AI Test	CPU test to determine turn speed
World of Tanks	Graphics benchmark run at FHD to determine CPU involvement
Gaming Benchmarks - Discrete
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm	1,920x1,080 2,560x1440, and 3,840x2,160, ultra settings
Total War: Three Kingdoms	1,920x1,080 2,560x1440, and 3,840x2,160, ultra settings
World War Z	1,920x1,080 2,560x1440, and 3,840x2,160, ultra settings
Gaming Benchmarks - IGP
3DMark Fire Strike	Default test
3DMark Time Spy	Default test
Far Cry 5	1,280x720, low settings
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1,280x720, low settings
Total War: Three Kingdoms	1,280x720, low settings
Miscellaneous Benchmarks
Power Consumption	To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record system-wide mains power draw when idle, when rendering via Blender and while playing World War Z

Notes

A couple of things. The Ryzen 5 3400G's IGP needs a motherboard with support for video outputs on the I/O section. That may seem straightforward, but the majority of enthusiast boards from AMD now ship without HDMI/DVI/DP. It makes sense to pair this chip with a decent B450 offering, as it usually has the required outputs for running the CPU alone.

Given the £140 street price, comparing against mainstream Intel chips can prove to be a mite tricky. Though £20 cheaper, our sample Core i3-8100 is a decent candidate, as it has baked-in graphics as standard, so this two-chip comparison ought to be interesting.

Test Methodology

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Specification

AMD Ryzen Processor Configurations

Intel Core Processor Configurations

Benchmark Suite

Notes