Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Around 100% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 79.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1970 vs 1078
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7140 vs 5380

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 79.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970 vs 1078
PassMark - CPU mark	7140 vs 5380

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

1970

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5380

7140

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078	1970
PassMark - CPU mark	5380	7140
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	2059	2009
Processor Number	E5-2418LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM3700C4T4MFG
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	79.1°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12	8
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Compute Cores		14
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		10
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1400 MHz
iGPU core count		10
Processor graphics		Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12