Xeon X3430 vs Ryzen 5 1400

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1400 and Xeon X3430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1152	2074
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.26	0.36
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 July 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$80 (0.5x MSRP)	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1400 has 3861% better value for money than Xeon X3430.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1400 and Xeon X3430 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1400 and Xeon X3430 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Xeon X3430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1400 and Xeon X3430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Xeon X3430 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Xeon X3430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Xeon X3430.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 1400 outperforms Xeon X3430 by 239% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.01	1.48
Recency	11 April 2017	1 July 2009
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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