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Ryzen 5 3400G vs Ryzen 7 3800X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 3800X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3400G on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 17% to 180%, including 180% in Cinebench R23 multi (13,463 vs 4,812).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3400G and the Ryzen 7 3800X. 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 7 3800X
cores —8
threads —16
base clock ghz —3.9
boost clock ghz —4.5
tdp w —105
memory bus —Dual-channel
l3 cache mb —32
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 GadgetVersus, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, PassMark Software and HWBOT; 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 7 3800X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey		 4,812 points13,463 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey		 1,024 points1,334 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, CPU-Monkey		 3,784 points8,400 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, CPU-Monkey		 1,173 points1,696 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 9,179 points22,971 points
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,304 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,311 points2,710 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,304 points2,709 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT		 —39 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3400G or the Ryzen 7 3800X?

The Ryzen 7 3800X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3400G on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 17% to 180%, including 180% in Cinebench R23 multi (13,463 vs 4,812).

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