Xeon E3-1268L v5 vs Ryzen 5 2400G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Xeon E3-1268L v5 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1351 | 1632 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.56 | 0.52 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Xeon E3 |
| Power efficiency | 3.23 | 4.35 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2019) | Skylake-DT (2015) |
| Release date | 8 January 2018 (7 years ago) | 19 October 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | $377 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 2400G has 585% better value for money than Xeon E3-1268L v5.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E3-1268L v5 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 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 36 | 24 |
| L1 cache | 386 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 122 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 1,750 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E3-1268L v5 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E3-1268L v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E3-1268L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E3-1268L v5 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E3-1268L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz) | Intel HD Graphics P530 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E3-1268L v5.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.97 | 3.60 |
| Integrated graphics card | 4.74 | 2.43 |
| Recency | 8 January 2018 | 19 October 2015 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2400G has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score, 95.1% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 years.
Xeon E3-1268L v5, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 2400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1268L v5 is a server/workstation one.
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