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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 5 3400G

45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
VS
29 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with 6-cores against the 3.7 GHz Ryzen 5 3400G with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (1)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
44.2
(Average)
Value Index
36.6
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3400G and 5600G
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 12 nanometers
  • 62% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1938 vs 1196 points
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 1 year and 9 months later
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 5600G
vs
Ryzen 5 3400G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 409 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2218 -
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600G +62%
1938
Ryzen 5 3400G
1196
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600G +111%
8288
Ryzen 5 3400G
3926
File compression 773.3 MB/sec 345.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 64.7 Klines/sec 27.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 141.5 pages/sec 93.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 231 Mpixels/sec 131.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 210.7 pages/sec 108.6 pages/sec
Background blur 42.1 images/sec 17.6 images/sec
Photo processing 55.6 images/sec 38.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.2 Mpixels/sec 6.96 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1112 & 538 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600G +38%
3178
Ryzen 5 3400G
2311
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600G +114%
19626
Ryzen 5 3400G
9179
Integer math 66.9 GOps/sec 31.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.8 GOps/sec 16 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 56M Primes/sec 20M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 25.3M Strings/sec 15M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.2 GBytes/sec 8.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 248.9 MBytes/sec 130.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 889 Frames/sec 484 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.4B Matrices/sec 5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 15922 & 4680 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 5600G +112%
150.02
Ryzen 5 3400G
70.63

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.9 PPW 4.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 127.5 PPW 60.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 301.9 PPW 141.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.31 PPW 1.09 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-05 (krek)Cinebench 2026433 / 2333
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Zhyn)Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Chakib)Cinebench 202483 / 575
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-07 (TakoyakiCandil)Cinebench 202492 / 646
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-27 (GreyArcanine)Cinebench 2026409 / 2218
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-07-21 (kent)Cinebench 202458 / 292
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 5 3400G

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released April 13, 2021 July 7, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Cezanne) Zen+ (Picasso)
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7 Radeon RX Vega 11
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 9400
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 8600G - AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (139th and 181st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 4
Total Threads 12 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x 37x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 4MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 10.7 billions 4.9 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm 12 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-65 W (configurable) 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W -
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (130th and 183rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 7 Radeon RX Vega 11
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 448 704
TMUs 28 44
ROPs 8 16
Execution Units 7 11
TGP 15 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600G
1.7 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 3400G +6%
1.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 11 compared to Vega 7

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 43.71 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page AMD Ryzen 5 3400G official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 8

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G or Ryzen 5 5600G?
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Shub July 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Why Ryzen 5 5600GT not present in your website.
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