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Ryzen 3 3200G vs Core i5-8400


Description
The 3200G is based on Zen+ architecture while the i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3200G gets a score of 168.7 k points while the i5-8400 gets 289.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8400 is 1.7 times faster than the 3200G. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
810f81
906ea
Core
Picasso
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
6/6
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x64+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
9216 kB
Date
July 2019
September 2017
Mean monothread perf.
49.21k points
64.98k points
Mean multithread perf.
168.69k points
289.61k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
3200G
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3.89k
4.08k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
17.94k
14.96k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.34k
4.98k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.62k
10.29k (x1.56)
TOTAL
33.79k
34.31k (x1.02)

Multithread

3200G

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
15.07k
21.54k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
66.84k
85.13k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.56k
28.24k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.54k
4.08k (x0.62)
TOTAL
108.01k
139k (x1.29)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
3200G
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
14.48k
26.5k (x1.83)
Test#2 (FP)
23.84k
23.11k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.43k
5.2k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.46k
10.16k (x1.86)
TOTAL
49.21k
64.98k (x1.32)

Multithread

3200G

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
54.39k
135.08k (x2.48)
Test#2 (FP)
88.77k
121.49k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.04k
27.53k (x1.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
5.5k (x1.01)
TOTAL
168.69k
289.61k (x1.72)

Performance/W
3200G
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
837 points/W
2078 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1366 points/W
1869 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
308 points/W
424 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
84 points/W
85 points/W
TOTAL
2595 points/W
4455 points/W

Performance/GHz
3200G
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3619 points/GHz
6626 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5961 points/GHz
5778 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1357 points/GHz
1300 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1365 points/GHz
2541 points/GHz
TOTAL
12302 points/GHz
16245 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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