Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs Ryzen 5 2400G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1162 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.11 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Xeon E5 |
| Power efficiency | 8.01 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 8 January 2018 (6 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 28 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | QPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 2 × 9.6 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 36 | 31 |
| L1 cache | 386 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 3.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 35 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 306.18 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 4700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 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 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 1,536 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 v4.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 40 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2018 | 20 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 14 |
| Threads | 8 | 28 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 120 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2400G has an age advantage of 1 year, and 84.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2670 v4, on the other hand, has 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 v4. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2670 v4 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2400G and Xeon E5-2670 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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