AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i3-8350K

Ryzen 5 3400G vs Core i3-8350K specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 5 3400G is faster than the Core i3-8350K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8350K in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Ryzen 5 3400G has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-8350K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 5 3400G. A Ryzen 5 3400G CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-8350K CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 5 3400G has more L2 cache than the Core i3-8350K. Despite this, the Core i3-8350K has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 5 3400G.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 3400G has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.