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Intel Xeon Gold 6254 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Xeon Gold 6254
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 6254 or AMD Ryzen 5 3400G? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 18 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 200 W. Released in Q2/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    14 more cores

    18 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6254 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    54 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    211 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 200 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3400G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    236 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    264 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    259 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    331 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    468 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    481 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    97 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    101 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    421 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Intel Xeon Gold 6254
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000G
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
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
    3.1 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    18 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    36 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (18 Cores)
    3.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 11
  • Generation
    - left arrow 8
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1400 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon Vega 11 Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2018
  • Shader
    - left arrow 704
  • 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 No
  • 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 / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Intel Xeon Gold 6254. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    200 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake left arrow Picasso (Zen+)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    24.75 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

30013.000000
Intel Xeon Gold 6254
9426.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

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