Ryzen 3 5300G vs Xeon E5-1650 v3

Place in the ranking	1034	921
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency	4.44	11.83
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Ryzen 3 5300G 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	40
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	356 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Ryzen 3 5300G 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Ryzen 3 5300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Ryzen 3 5300G 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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Ryzen 3 5300G 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 E5-1650 v3 and Ryzen 3 5300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Ryzen 3 5300G.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

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 E5-1650 v3 6.81

Ryzen 3 5300G 8.43
+23.8%

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 E5-1650 v3 10424

Ryzen 3 5300G 12902
+23.8%

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 E5-1650 v3 1209

Ryzen 3 5300G 1766
+46.1%

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 E5-1650 v3 5501
+1%

Ryzen 3 5300G 5447

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.81	8.43
Recency	8 September 2014	13 April 2021
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon E5-1650 v3 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 3 5300G, on the other hand, has a 23.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 5300G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1650 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1650 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 5300G is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Ryzen 3 5300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.