AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000G AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
• Family
  Ryzen PRO Ryzen Threadripper
• Form Factor
  Desktops Desktops / Boxed Processor
• Generation
  2 2
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Series
  Ryzen PRO 3000 Series Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Series

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  3.7 GHz 3 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 24
• CPU Threads
  8 48
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (24 Cores)
  - 3 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 -
• Execution units
  11 -
• Generation
  8 -
• GPU Frequency
  1400 MHz -
• GPU name
  Radeon Vega 11 Graphics None
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo -
• Graphics Cores
  11 -
• Max. displays
  3 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB -
• Release date
  Q1/2018 -
• Shader
  704 -
• Technology
  14 nm -
• Graphics verification source
  - https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/processors/ryzen-threadripper/ryzen-threadripper-2000-series/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2970wx.html

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Max. Memory
  64 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 4
• Memory type
  DDR4 DDR4
• PCIe
  PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12 64
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• System Memory Specification
  2933 2933

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Configurable TDP
  45-65 W -
• Default TDP
  65 W 250 W
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  95 °C 68 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W 250 W
• TDP down
  45 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Picasso (Zen+) Colfax (Zen+)
• Codename
  Picasso Colfax
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L1-Cache
  0.375 MB 2.25 MB
• L2-Cache
  2 MB 12 MB
• L3-Cache
  4 MB 64 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  YD340BC5M4MFH YD297XAZUHCAF
• Official source
  https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
• Operating systems
  Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
• Release date
  2019-09-30 10/2018
• Socket
  AM4 sTR4
• Technology
  12nm 12nm
• Verification scope
  Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
• Verified on
  2026-10-01 2026-10-01
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
  - YD297XAZAFWOF
• Thermal Solution (PIB)
  - Not Included