Xeon Gold 5318Y vs Ryzen 5 3400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.82
Xeon Gold 5318Y
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
20.86
+258%

Xeon Gold 5318Y outperforms Ryzen 5 3400G by a whopping 258% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3400G and Xeon Gold 5318Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1126266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.4711.96
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3400G and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size210 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data87 °C
Number of transistors4,950 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3400G and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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)2
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Xeon Gold 5318Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3400G and Xeon Gold 5318Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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 3400G and Xeon Gold 5318Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
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 3400G and Xeon Gold 5318Y.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2064

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 3400G 5.82
Xeon Gold 5318Y 20.86
+258%

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 3400G 9245
Xeon Gold 5318Y 33139
+258%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.82 20.86
Recency 7 July 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 48
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen 5 3400G has 153.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318Y, on the other hand, has a 258.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5318Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3400G in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3400G is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5318Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3400G and Xeon Gold 5318Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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