Ryzen 5 3400G vs Xeon E3-1280 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1280 v3
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 82 Watt
4.74
Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.94
+25.3%

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v3 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1280 v3 and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12761112
Place by popularitynot in top-10092
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.06no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency5.378.49
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)12 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$800no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1280 v3 and Ryzen 5 3400G 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size160 mm2210 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1280 v3 and Ryzen 5 3400G 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150AM4
Power consumption (TDP)82 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v3 and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1280 v3 and Ryzen 5 3400G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1280 v3 and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1280 v3 and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1280 v3 and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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 E3-1280 v3 4.74
Ryzen 5 3400G 5.94
+25.3%

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 E3-1280 v3 7393
Ryzen 5 3400G 9252
+25.1%

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 E3-1280 v3 1215
+7.2%
Ryzen 5 3400G 1133

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 E3-1280 v3 3881
+6.9%
Ryzen 5 3400G 3631

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.74 5.94
Recency 2 June 2013 12 June 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 82 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 3400G has a 25.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 26.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1280 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1280 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 3400G is a desktop one.


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