Ryzen 5 3400G vs Ryzen 5 5500 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5500 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3400G on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 32% to 119%, including 119% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,561 vs 4,812).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3400G and the Ryzen 5 5500. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD

Ryzen 5 3400G

Full Ryzen 5 3400G benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 3

Ryzen 5 5500

6 cores65W TDP$159 MSRP2022

Full Ryzen 5 5500 benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 5 3400G	Ryzen 5 5500
cores	—	6
threads	—	12
base clock ghz	—	3.6
boost clock ghz	—	4.2
tdp w	—	65
l3 cache mb	—	16
process nm	—	7
socket	—	AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from NanoReview, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, CPU-Monkey, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

Benchmark	Ryzen 5 3400G	Ryzen 5 5500
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	—	588 pts
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	—	82 pts
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, CPU-Monkey	4,812 points	10,561 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, CPU-Monkey	1,024 points	1,365 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey	3,784 points	7,745 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	—	8,220 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey	1,173 points	1,902 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	—	1,961 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	9,179 points	19,267 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,304 points	—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,311 points	3,062 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,304 points	3,060 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3400G or the Ryzen 5 5500?

The Ryzen 5 5500 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3400G on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 32% to 119%, including 119% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,561 vs 4,812).