Xeon E3-1270L v4 vs Ryzen 5 7400
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7400 outperforms Xeon E3-1270L v4 by a whopping 187% 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 | 667 | 1466 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 8.14 | 4.10 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Raphael (2023−2025) | Broadwell-DT (2015) |
| Release date | 16 September 2025 (less than a year ago) | 2 June 2015 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 7400 and Xeon E3-1270L v4 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 71 mm2 | 182 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 6,570 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 7400 and Xeon E3-1270L v4 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM5 | 1150 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7400 and Xeon E3-1270L v4. 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 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| eDRAM | no data | 128 MB |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 7400 and Xeon E3-1270L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7400 and Xeon E3-1270L v4 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 7400 and Xeon E3-1270L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 29.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7400 and Xeon E3-1270L v4.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 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 | 12.49 | 4.35 |
| Recency | 16 September 2025 | 2 June 2015 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7400 has a 187.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon E3-1270L v4, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1270L v4 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 7400 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1270L v4 is a server/workstation one.
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