Xeon E-2378G vs Ryzen 5 3600

Place in the ranking	688	554
Place by popularity	9	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.60	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	16.27	15.75
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
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 3600 and Xeon E-2378G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memory	-	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	-	32
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12.1
OpenGL	-	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	44

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 3600 11.60

Xeon E-2378G 13.82
+19.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 17748

Xeon E-2378G 21153
+19.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.60	13.82
Recency	7 July 2019	8 September 2021
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2378G, on the other hand, has a 19.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2378G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2378G is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E-2378G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.