Intel Xeon W-3223 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3223 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3223

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2439 vs 2236
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17003 vs 8252
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
L1 cache 512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 16.5 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2439 vs 2236
PassMark - CPU mark 17003 vs 8252

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 68°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • 4.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 160 Watt
Launch date 30 Sep 2019 vs 3 Jun 2019
Maximum core temperature 95 °C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 160 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3223
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2439
2236
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17003
8252
Name Intel Xeon W-3223 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1037
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8149
PassMark - Single thread mark 2439 2236
PassMark - CPU mark 17003 8252

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-3223 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Zen+
Launch date 3 Jun 2019 30 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $749
Place in performance rating 1083 1088
Processor Number W-3223 PRO 3400GE
Series Intel Xeon W Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Workstation Desktop
Family Ryzen 5
OPN Tray YD340BC6M4MFH

Performance

Base frequency 3.50 GHz 3.3 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 16.5 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 68°C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 4.0 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Transistor count 4940 million
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Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 1 TB 64 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 43.71 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 20
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 1S Only
Number of USB ports 4
PCIe configurations 1x16+1x4
Total number of SATA ports 4
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Execution Units 11
Graphics max frequency 1300 MHz
Number of pipelines 704
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 11

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.6