Xeon w5-3525 vs Ryzen 5 8400F

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8400F
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
15.20
Xeon w5-3525
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 290 Watt
30.66
+102%

Xeon w5-3525 outperforms Ryzen 5 8400F by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking480149
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation65.4770.58
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency22.3410.10
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$170$1,339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-3525 has 8% better value for money than Ryzen 5 8400F.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8400F and Xeon w5-3525 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data16
Threads1232
Base clock speed4.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size178 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8400F and Xeon w5-3525 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8400F and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8400F and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8400F and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8400F and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8400F and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes20112

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.

Ryzen 5 8400F 15.20
Xeon w5-3525 30.66
+102%

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.

Ryzen 5 8400F 24390
Xeon w5-3525 49190
+102%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.20 30.66
Recency 1 April 2024 24 August 2024
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 290 Watt

Ryzen 5 8400F has 346.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3525, on the other hand, has a 101.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Intel Xeon w5-3525 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 8400F is a desktop processor while Xeon w5-3525 is a server/workstation one.

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