Ryzen 5 3400G vs Ryzen 5 5500
The Ryzen 5 3400G has 4 cores and 8 threads with 3.7–4.2 GHz clocks, while the Ryzen 5 5500 has 6 cores and 12 threads with 3.6–4.2 GHz clocks.
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Overview
Sub-scores from 0 to 100, relative to the fastest CPU in our database.
Scoring for: Balanced
Value for money
Balanced score points per ₹1,000, using today's lowest in-stock prices.
3.8
score points per ₹1,000
Ryzen 5 3400G is ₹1,850 cheaper right now.
The verdict
Ryzen 5 5500 is the better CPU overall, scoring 41 vs 30.
- It leads in multi-core (+112%) and efficiency (+111%).
- It's also the better value for money at current prices.
Pick Ryzen 5 3400G if…
- you want to save money (cheaper by ₹1,850)
- you're building without a graphics card, at least for now
Pick Ryzen 5 5500 if…
- you mainly play games (Gaming score 52 vs 35)
- you render, edit video or stream (Content Creation score 32 vs 20)
- you compile code or run VMs and containers (Programming score 37 vs 27)
- it's for office work, study and browsing (Office score 36 vs 33)
Spreadsheet brain activated? The full benchmark and spec breakdown is right below. ↓
Key differences
Only real differences in specs, scores and price. Ties are left out.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3400G
- Has integrated graphics (Radeon RX Vega 11)
- Cheaper by ₹1,850
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- 37% faster single-core performance
- 112% faster multi-core performance
- 45% higher gaming performance
- 111% better performance per watt
- 2 more cores (6 vs 4)
- 4 more threads (12 vs 8)
- 12 MB more L3 cache (16 vs 4 MB)
- Newer process node (7 nm vs 12 nm)
- Higher memory speed support (3200 vs 2933 MT/s)
Benchmarks
Results from published reviews and databases. (est.) marks estimated values.
Cinebench 2024
CPU rendering performance (higher is better).
Geekbench 6
General-purpose compute across everyday workloads (higher is better).
Blender
Time to render a Blender scene on the CPU (lower is better).
Gaming
Relative average FPS across a game suite with a high-end GPU (higher is better).
Integrated Graphics
Relative integrated-GPU performance (higher is better).
Performance per watt
Multi-core benchmark points per watt of rated power. Higher is better.
| Metric | Ryzen 5 3400G | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core per W (TDP) | 4.1 | 8.6 ✓ |
| Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core per W (max turbo power) | 3 | 6.4 ✓ |
Full specifications
The better value is highlighted. “—” means we don't have that spec yet.
| General | Ryzen 5 3400G | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Jul 2019 | Apr 2022 ✓ |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Cores & Clocks | Ryzen 5 3400G | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Cores | 4 | 6 ✓ |
| Performance Cores | 4 | 6 ✓ |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 ✓ |
| Base Clock | 3.7 GHz ✓ | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost Clock | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cache | Ryzen 5 3400G | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 3 MB ✓ |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 16 MB ✓ |
| Package & Power | Ryzen 5 3400G | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Process Node | 12 nm | 7 nm ✓ |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 88 W | 88 W |
| Memory | Ryzen 5 3400G | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 2933 MT/s | 3200 MT/s ✓ |
| Max Memory Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB ✓ |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Platform | Ryzen 5 3400G | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | — | — |
| Integrated Graphics | Ryzen 5 3400G | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 11 ✓ | None |