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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Xeon E-2378G. Specifications

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Released
2019-07-07
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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Q3/2021
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Intel Xeon E-2378G
Intel Xeon E-2378G

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel Xeon E-2378G? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

Intel Xeon E-2378G has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 80 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    134 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 36% better clock speed

    3.8 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    150 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    109 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    90 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    175 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    236 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    248 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    36 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    56 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    138 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.10 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    80 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E-2378G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    476 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Intel Xeon E-2378G Intel Xeon E-2378G
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow Intel Xeon E-2300
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Xeon E
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 9
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X left arrow Intel Xeon E-2278G
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 3000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 2.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 5.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics P750
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • Generation
    - left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1300 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q2/2021
  • Shader
    - left arrow 256
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E-2378G and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and Intel Xeon E-2378G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    95 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 80 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and Intel Xeon E-2378G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Codename
    Matisse left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000022BOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    100-100000022MPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000022 left arrow -
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2019-07-07 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 14 nm
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow -
  • Verified on
    2026-10-01 left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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