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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £73.49 vs £295.00
- Up to 67% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 9 5950X - £1.36 vs £4.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 31% better in Starfield than Ryzen 5 3400G - 71 vs 54 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 32 vs 8 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
54
76%
Value, £/FPS
£1.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£73.49
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor (4C/8T, 6 MB cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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