Ryzen 7 3700U vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2678 v3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.28
+106%
Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50

Xeon E5-2678 v3 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700U by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 7 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8191308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesXeonAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency7.3228.39
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache3072 KB2 MB
L3 cache30 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size356 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA2011-3FP5
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 7 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 7 3700U 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 7 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 7 3700U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4012

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.

Xeon E5-2678 v3 9.28
+106%
Ryzen 7 3700U 4.50

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.

Xeon E5-2678 v3 14735
+106%
Ryzen 7 3700U 7146

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.

Xeon E5-2678 v3 1016
+9.5%
Ryzen 7 3700U 928

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.

Xeon E5-2678 v3 6774
+151%
Ryzen 7 3700U 2697

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.28 4.50
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has a 106.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 7 3700U, on the other hand, has a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2678 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 3700U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2678 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 3700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Ryzen 7 3700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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