Ryzen 5 3400G Review: CPU + Vega Graphics

[Julio Franco]

As part of the big Zen 2 Ryzen processor launch, AMD released two Ryzen 3000 parts that include a graphics component. The new Ryzen 3 3200G and Ryzen 5 3400G APUs are straightforward upgrades compared to the models they replace, starting at $99 and $149 respectively.

Read the full article here.

https://www.techspot.com/review/1878-amd-ryzen-3400g/

 

[loki1944]

No thanks, my experience withe 2400G, whose iGPU never worked all, turned me off completely from AMD for integrated graphics chips.

 

[treetops]

If 150ish dollars was my cpu budget id go for the 2600x or 9400f they cost about $158.

 

[Vulcanproject]

As the article points out the old cheap Ryzens swilling around the market right now are damaging the value of the latest lower end models.

Coupled with the collapsing prices of Polaris cards then you would buy last gen and save if you were on a tight budget.

 

[koblongata]

Add Integer Scaling too please AMD,
Then so I can play games rather nicely on a 4K display at 720P and maybe 1080P low perfectly...

Would make a very attractive mini box casual gaming rig for my kids.

 

[Musician]

I’m probably that niche who bought this primarily for movies and play some older games on my 1080p TV. Just curious about the load temp reported above, my CPU with Wraith Spire is 58c idle in a 30c environment... Hope the Noctua L9A-AM4 can help a little when it arrives.

 

[treetops]

I’m probably that niche who bought this primarily for movies and play some older games on my 1080p TV. Just curious about the load temp reported above, my CPU with Wraith Spire is 58c idle in a 30c environment... Hope the Noctua L9A-AM4 can help a little when it arrives.

Sounds like you need to reseat that cpu.

 

[DeathClawDC]

No thanks, my experience withe 2400G, whose iGPU never worked all, turned me off completely from AMD for integrated graphics chips.

It won't if you never downloaded the driver manually
And also it only works on Windows 10 64bit
And make sure you have enabled igpu in bios

 

[Lew Zealand]

These might be OK to install in a minimally sized box for tiny gaming (instead of a NUC) but if you're looking for something even in an ITX case, just get an R3 1200 and an RX 570 like Steve said. Better solution all around.

 

[Evernessince]

Needs to be $120 IMO.

 

[Puiu]

No thanks, my experience withe 2400G, whose iGPU never worked all, turned me off completely from AMD for integrated graphics chips.

The 2200G I bought worked great. You may have other problems.

 

[ZackL04]

Great for a itx sized Cemu or Dolphin emulation machine. Other than that, look elsewhere

 

[bviktor]

Am I the only one who's bothered by the fact that current-day CPUs go above like 50% of their specified TDP?

 

[Stiqy]

I’m probably that niche who bought this primarily for movies and play some older games on my 1080p TV. Just curious about the load temp reported above, my CPU with Wraith Spire is 58c idle in a 30c environment... Hope the Noctua L9A-AM4 can help a little when it arrives.

Sounds like you need to reseat that cpu.

You mean reseat the cooler. Thermal transfer is not happening well if its getting that hot with the Wraith.

 

[BigLeo]

Would this (or 2400G) be suitable for a PLEX/Emby server with a satellite TV card running TVheadend?

I want something with low power consumption. It will run headless once I've installing Debian but I don't know if it will need to transcode video or not (I'm new to PLEX/Emby servers and TVHeadend).

I have older graphics cards but I assume they would use more power when added to an AMD CPU?

 

[treetops]

You mean reseat the cooler. Thermal transfer is not happening well if its getting that hot with the Wraith.

Yes. Reapply the paste etc.

 

[loki1944]

The 2200G I bought worked great. You may have other problems.

Yeah, amd shoddy drivers, no change there.

 

[Shadowboxer]

It’s an improvement but APU’s are still a way of becoming reasonable for a mainstream gamer. The graphics performance just isn’t there yet.

 

[hahahanoobs]

"The 3400G also does away with the thermal paste interface material and it’s soldered just like the big boy chips."

This has bothered me for a while. Solder may have been great a few years ago, but is that really the case anymore? Has anyone seen how THICK that solder can be? Have you seen a delidded Ryzen 2 chip? I have, and it's THICK! Have you seen Ryzen 2 temps? We all have. All core overclocks are below boost clock, so why is solder so great again???

 

[neeyik]

An ideal thermal interface medium, between the chip and the cooling system, needs to have:

• medium viscosity - to fill out the surface variations but not so low that it runs off the object
• high cohesivity - to ensure the medium doesn't separate or migrate under duress
• low specific heat capacity - to ensure the medium doesn't retain heat
• high heat conductivity - to transfer as much heat as possible per unit of temperature delta

STIM fits these requirements better than thermal paste does; unfortunately it does need to be reasonably thick to cope with the thermal stress cycles that CPU/GPUs put the TIM under.

High temperatures aren't necessarily a bad thing, as a high temperature delta (object to environment) is required to shift as much heat energy out of the object as possible.

 

[Nozuka]

What do you using vga for ryzen 5 2600 for benchmarking with Ryzen 5 3400G ?

 

[Shirley Dulcey]

I’m probably that niche who bought this primarily for movies and play some older games on my 1080p TV. Just curious about the load temp reported above, my CPU with Wraith Spire is 58c idle in a 30c environment... Hope the Noctua L9A-AM4 can help a little when it arrives.

Check the temperature under load before you get worried. The high idle temperature could mean that your system is set up to spin the fan down to just about nothing at that load level; it's not actually trying to keep the idle temperature down below 60C. If you want a lower idle temperature you can change the fan curve.

 

[Shirley Dulcey]

Am I the only one who's bothered by the fact that current-day CPUs go above like 50% of their specified TDP?

Some do. Intel's K series CPUs do that at maximum boost. But the 3400G going that far above TDP is not supported by the graphs here. The data is showing the TOTAL power usage of the system, not just the power consumption of the CPU. The other circuits on the motherboard use power and some power is lost in the VRM, plus the SSD uses a bit of power.

 

[Musician]

Check the temperature under load before you get worried. The high idle temperature could mean that your system is set up to spin the fan down to just about nothing at that load level; it's not actually trying to keep the idle temperature down below 60C. If you want a lower idle temperature you can change the fan curve.

Thanks. The Noctua came a while after my last post and I adjusted the fan speed curve to start at 60%. It idles at 48ish now.