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Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
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Q1/2018
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AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
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What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 90 W. Released in Q3/2014.

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2018.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    448 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    229 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    231 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    236 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    716 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    316 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    277 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    164 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    261 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    220 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 90 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2400G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    238 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    309 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    361 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    351 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    571 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    560 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    134 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    118 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    85 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    223 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    196 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    3 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    414 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000G
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 1
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 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
    2.6 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.7 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 1250 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 2400G and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3. 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
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    40 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 E5-2640 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 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)
    90 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 46 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Raven Ridge (Zen)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    20 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 2 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 1247.119155 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 2 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME A320M-K/BR
Duration: 801.848 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2400G.

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

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

271.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
387.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

2401.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
1775.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

172.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
155.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1275.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
811.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

744.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
854.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5657.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
3174.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3665.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
4295.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

27120.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
15234.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.840000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
1.730000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

12.360000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
9.060000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
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.

13864.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
9520.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

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