AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Pentium Gold G6420

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Pentium Gold G6420 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Intel Pentium Gold G6420
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Intel Pentium
• Generation
  2 10
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000G Intel Pentium G6000
• Successor
  AMD Ryzen 5 4600G --

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Pentium Gold G6420 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.70 GHz 4.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.20 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Pentium Gold G6420 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Vega 11 Graphics Intel HD Graphics 610
• GPU frequency
  1.40 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.05 GHz
• Execution units
  11 12
• Shader
  704 96
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 32 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  8 9.5
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q3/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Pentium Gold G6420. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Pentium Gold G6420 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2933 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Pentium Gold G6420.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 3400G or Intel Pentium Gold G6420? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 58 W
• TDP down
  45 W --
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Pentium Gold G6420 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Picasso (Zen+) Comet Lake S
• Technology
  12 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM4 LGA 1151
• Release date
  Q2/2019 Q1/2021

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Pentium Gold G6420.

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