Xeon Gold 6438Y vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon Gold 6438Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1048	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.17	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	no data
Release date	30 September 2019 (4 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$162	$3297

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon Gold 6438Y 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	8	64
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	4940 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon Gold 6438Y 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)	no data
Socket	Socket AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon Gold 6438Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon Gold 6438Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon Gold 6438Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon Gold 6438Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
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

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G and Xeon Gold 6438Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 September 2019	1 January 2023
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	8	64
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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