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

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5500 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3400G on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 33% 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.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 3400GRyzen 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 3400GRyzen 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 points10,561 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, CPU-Monkey		 1,024 points1,365 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey		 3,784 points7,745 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 points1,902 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview		 —1,961 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 9,179 points19,267 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—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,304 points3,060 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 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 33% to 119%, including 119% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,561 vs 4,812).

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