Pentium Gold G5400 vs Ryzen 3 3200U
Pentium Gold G5400
Ryzen 3 3200U
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Performance Comparison
About PassMark🏆 Chipversus Verdict
🚀 Performance Leadership
| Insight | Pentium Gold G5400 | Ryzen 3 3200U |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | ✅ Superior gaming performance | ❌ Lower gaming performance |
| Workstation | ✅ Better multi-core power | ❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks |
| Price | Equivalent pricing | Equivalent pricing |
| Longevity | ✨ Modern (Coffee Lake (2017−2019) / 14 nm) | ✨ Modern (Picasso-U (Zen) (2019) / 12 nm) |
💎 Value Proposition
| Insight | Pentium Gold G5400 | Ryzen 3 3200U |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency |
| Upfront Cost | Equivalent pricing | Equivalent pricing |
Performance Check
To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.
Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.
Technical Specifications
Side-by-side comparison of Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3200U
Pentium Gold G5400
The Pentium Gold G5400 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 2 April 2018 (7 years ago). It is based on the Coffee Lake (2017−2019) architecture. It features 2 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 3.7 GHz, with boost up to 3.7 GHz. L3 cache: 4 MB (total). L2 cache: 256K (per core). Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: LGA1151. Thermal design power (TDP): 58 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-2400. Passmark benchmark score: 3,735 points. Launch price was $64.
Ryzen 3 3200U
The Ryzen 3 3200U is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 6 January 2019 (6 years ago). It is based on the Picasso-U (Zen) (2019) architecture. It features 2 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 2.6 GHz, with boost up to 3.5 GHz. L3 cache: 4 MB (total). L2 cache: 512K (per core). Built on 12 nm process technology. Socket: FP5. Thermal design power (TDP): 15 Watt. Memory support: DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 3,730 points. Launch price was $69.
Processing Power
Both the Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 3 3200U share an identical 2-core/4-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 3.7 GHz on the Pentium Gold G5400 versus 3.5 GHz on the Ryzen 3 3200U — a 5.6% clock advantage for the Pentium Gold G5400 (base: 3.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz). The Pentium Gold G5400 uses the Coffee Lake (2017−2019) architecture (14 nm), while the Ryzen 3 3200U uses Picasso-U (Zen) (2019) (12 nm). In PassMark, the Pentium Gold G5400 scores 3,735 against the Ryzen 3 3200U's 3,730 — a 0.1% lead for the Pentium Gold G5400. Both processors carry 4 MB (total) of L3 cache.
| Feature | Pentium Gold G5400 | Ryzen 3 3200U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| Boost Clock | 3.7 GHz+6% | 3.5 GHz |
| Base Clock | 3.7 GHz+42% | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB (total) | 4 MB (total) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core)+100% |
| Process | 14 nm | 12 nm-14% |
| Architecture | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Picasso-U (Zen) (2019) |
| PassMark | 3,735 | 3,730 |
Memory & Platform
The Pentium Gold G5400 uses the LGA1151 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Ryzen 3 3200U uses FP5 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.
| Feature | Pentium Gold G5400 | Ryzen 3 3200U |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | LGA1151 | FP5 |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Max RAM Speed | DDR4-2400 | — |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | — |
| RAM Channels | 2 | — |
| ECC Support | ✅ | — |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | — |
Advanced Features
Virtualization: VT-x (Pentium Gold G5400) / not specified (Ryzen 3 3200U). The Pentium Gold G5400 includes integrated graphics (UHD Graphics 610), while the Ryzen 3 3200U requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Pentium Gold G5400 targets Budget.
| Feature | Pentium Gold G5400 | Ryzen 3 3200U |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated GPU | Yes | — |
| IGPU Model | UHD Graphics 610 | — |
| Unlocked | No | — |
| AVX-512 | No | — |
| Virtualization | VT-x | — |
| Target Use | Budget | — |
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