The Ryzen 5 3400G is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming CPU than the Ryzen 5 1600 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's £156.22 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 3400G
- A slightly faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 68% cheaper – £73.77 vs £229.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Has an integrated GPU, while the Ryzen 5 1600 cannot run games without a dedicated GPU
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 1600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 8 threads
Ryzen 5 3400G vs Ryzen 5 1600 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 3400G
Jul 7th, 2019
Average FPS
180
100%
Min 1% FPS
120
100%
Price, £
£73.77
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Ryzen 5 1600
Apr 11th, 2017
Average FPS
179
99%
Min 1% FPS
119
99%
Price, £
£229.99
32%
Value, £/FPS
£1.28/FPS
31%
Ryzen 5 3400G vs Ryzen 5 1600 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 5 3400G vs Ryzen 5 1600 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 5 3400G vs Ryzen 5 1600 in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 5 3400G
Jul 7th, 2019
Cores
4-core
67%
L3 Cache
4 MB
25%
Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2933 MHz
100%
Ryzen 5 1600
Apr 11th, 2017
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
86%
Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
86%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
91%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 5 3400G | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
$149.00 | MSRP | $219.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Picasso | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| 65 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 2933 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | No |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
