AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-3770

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-3770 and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Blender, UserBenchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, WPrime, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Furmark, 7zip, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, Prime95, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Death Stranding
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Watch Dogs Legion
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Halo Infinite
Apex Legends
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Borderlands 3
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen 5 3400G.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3400G

52%

Core i7-3770

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3400G is 1% better than Core i7-3770. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3400G

52%

Core i7-3770

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.5	91.4
Valorant	105.1	103.8
Cyberpunk 2077	58.9	58.2
Apex Legends	98.8	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	78.8	77.9
Overwatch	85.2	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.5	71.7
DOOM Eternal	52.6	51.9
Warzone	82.0	81.0
Assassin's Creed	88.3	87.2
Valheim	87.3	86.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3400G

54%

Core i7-3770

35%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3400G is more energy efficient than the Core i7-3770 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 77W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	Intel Core i7-3770
Cinbench 15 Single-core	169	134
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	875	669
Cinbench 20 Single-core	412	298
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1969	1419
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1068	820
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4810	3650

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	Intel Core i7-3770
Single-Core	2348	2091
Multi-Core	9407	6346

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	Intel Core i7-3770
Single-Core	1057	823
Multi-Core	4426	3319

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	Intel Core i7-3770
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	January 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA1155
Core name	Picasso	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	3
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	1440 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	77 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2933
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD3400C5M4MFH YD3400C5FHBOX YD3400C5FHMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3400G is 8% better than Core i7-3770 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3400G is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-3770 is better: 4
Although it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Core i7-3770 before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3400G specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-3770 specs and review.