Xeon E5-1620 v3 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.94
+30%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G outperforms Xeon E5-1620 v3 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon E5-1620 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11221331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.332.98
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon E5-1620 v3 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Number of transistors4940 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon E5-1620 v3 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket AM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon E5-1620 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon E5-1620 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon E5-1620 v3 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 PRO 3400G and Xeon E5-1620 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon E5-1620 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2040

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 PRO 3400G 5.94
+30%
Xeon E5-1620 v3 4.57

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 PRO 3400G 9093
+30%
Xeon E5-1620 v3 6993

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.94 4.57
Recency 30 September 2019 8 September 2014
Chip lithography 12 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G has a 30% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 v3 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-1620 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon E5-1620 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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