Normally the first number after the AMD Ryzen family is the generation. Thus, Ryzen 5 3400G would be a third generation CPU. How is it that this one is second generation?

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Normally the first number after the AMD Ryzen family is the generation.  Thus, Ryzen 5 3400G would be a third generation CPU.  How is it that this one is second generation?

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The CPU Type specified for the Ryzen 5 3400G in the product information is 'Ryzen 5 2nd Gen'. This indicates that the manufacturer classifies it as a second generation processor.

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