Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U vs Xeon E5-2678 v3
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2678 v3 outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 821 | 1070 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Xeon | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 7.32 | 39.43 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Renoir PRO (Zen 2) (2020) |
| Release date | 2015 (9 years ago) | 7 May 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 3072 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 84 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,560 million | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA2011-3 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 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 Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4-4266 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 68.27 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.28 | 6.25 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon E5-2678 v3 has a 48.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, on the other hand, has a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2678 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2678 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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