Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U

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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 12 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2021.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000U (13)
5 Generation 4
Haswell E Architecture Cezanne (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U clocks with 2.30 GHz (4.30 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
12 Cores 6
24 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
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Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.80 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 7
-- Shader 448
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 7 (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

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
DDR4-2133, DDR3-2133 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
3.00 MB L2 Cache 3.00 MB
30.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 12
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 has a TDP of 120 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
85 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 33.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U is at 19.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
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 Q2/2021
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 (62%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U (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 E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
903 (60%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
1510 (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 E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
9338 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
5745 (62%)

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 E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
1131 (63%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
1795 (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 E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
8086 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
5342 (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 E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
14699 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
14765 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
1364 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6166 (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 E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz
1612 (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 E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
127 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
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