Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 or AMD Ryzen 3 5400U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 was released in Q3/2014.

The AMD Ryzen 3 5400U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 5400U was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000U (13)
5 Generation 4
Haswell E Architecture Cezanne (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.20 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 3 5400U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 5400U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
768 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
20.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 12
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 has a TDP of 85 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 3 5400U is 15 W.

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 has a 20.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 3 5400U cache has a total of 10.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 2011-3 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 (69%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 (98%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U (76%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
841 (71%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1180 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
5821 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3682 (63%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
1069 (66%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1630 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
5468 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3600 (66%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
10431 (93%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
11214 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz
1229 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
73 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
2847 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
162 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
1190 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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