AMD Ryzen 3 5400U vs Intel Xeon E-2324G Comparison

The Intel Xeon E-2324G and AMD Ryzen 3 5400U occupy overlapping performance territory despite serving different markets. The database places them within a whisker of each other overall: the Xeon averages 2823 across recorded benchmarks against 2765 for the Ryzen, a gap of roughly two percent, with percentile rankings of 51 and 50 respectively against all CPUs in the dataset. Yet the head-to-head record splits 6-2 in AMD's favor, because the Xeon's two wins are enormous while its six losses are narrow and consistent. Understanding that asymmetry is the key to choosing between them.

FAQ

Q: Which CPU is faster overall?

A: Neither dominates. The Xeon E-2324G holds a slightly higher average benchmark score (2823 vs 2765) and sits in the 51st percentile versus the Ryzen's 50th. But in the eight recorded head-to-head tests, the Ryzen 3 5400U wins six and the Xeon wins two, and the Xeon's wins are far larger than its losses.

Q: Who wins in Cinebench?

A: The Ryzen 3 5400U, across every Cinebench version recorded. It leads by 5.9 percent in R15 multi-core (942 vs 886), 6 percent in R20 single-core (554 vs 521), 5.9 percent in R23 multi-core (9350 vs 8797), and 5.9 percent in R23 single-core (1320 vs 1242).

Q: Who wins in Geekbench?

A: The Xeon E-2324G, decisively. It scores 2059 vs 1419 in single-core, a 45.1 percent advantage, and 5257 vs 4473 in multi-core, a 17.5 percent advantage.

Q: Can both chips run ECC memory?

A: No. The Xeon E-2324G supports ECC memory; the Ryzen 3 5400U does not. Both support DDR4 on a dual-channel bus with 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Q: How do their power envelopes compare?

A: The Xeon E-2324G is rated at 65 W TDP in a Socket 1200 desktop/workstation package. The Ryzen 3 5400U is a 15 W mobile part in AMD's Socket FP6.

Q: Do they have the same core counts?

A: Both have 4 cores, but the Ryzen 3 5400U offers 8 threads thanks to SMT, while the Xeon E-2324G runs 4 threads with no hyper-threading.

Architecture Differences

These two chips come from completely different lineages. The Xeon E-2324G belongs to Intel's Xeon E-2300 series, built on the Rocket Lake architecture (codename Rocket Lake-E), fabricated on Intel's own 14 nm process. The Ryzen 3 5400U is a Zen 3 design (codename Cezanne-U) from AMD's 5000 series, manufactured by TSMC on a 7 nm node. The process gap is reflected in the die sizes and density: the Xeon's die measures 276 mm², while the Ryzen packs 10,700 million transistors onto a 180 mm² die.

The threading model is the most consequential architectural difference. Four Zen 3 cores with SMT give the Ryzen 3 5400U eight logical threads, which explains why a 15 W mobile chip can out-render a 65 W desktop part in the sustained Cinebench workloads. The Xeon E-2324G has four cores and four threads, so each physical core carries one workload at a time.

Cache layouts diverge at the L1 level. Intel gives the Xeon 80 KB of L1 per core; AMD specifies 64 KB per core. L2 is identical at 512 KB per core, and both chips share an 8 MB L3 pool. Clock behavior differs sharply: the Xeon runs a 3.10 GHz base and boosts to 4.60 GHz, while the Ryzen starts at 2.60 GHz and tops out at 4.00 GHz. Despite those raw clock advantages, the Zen 3 front end posts higher Cinebench single-core scores, which points to superior per-clock efficiency in rendering workloads.

Platform connectivity is another divide. The Xeon offers PCIe Gen 4 with 20 CPU lanes, against PCIe Gen 3 with 8 CPU lanes on the Ryzen. Integrated graphics also differ: Intel's UHD Graphics P750 is a professional-class iGPU, while AMD pairs the Ryzen with Radeon Vega 6 graphics. The Xeon additionally carries ECC memory support, a workstation requirement the Ryzen lacks. Release timing is close, with the Ryzen shipping first in January of the launch year and the Xeon following in September of the same year.

Where Each One Wins

The Ryzen 3 5400U owns sustained rendering. All six Cinebench results, single- and multi-core across R15, R20, and R23, go its way by margins between 5.3 and 6 percent. For 3D rendering, video encoding passes that behave like Cinebench, and any long-running threaded workload that can use eight threads, the recorded data says the mobile Zen 3 part finishes first despite its far lower power rating. Its multi-core wins come from SMT: 9350 vs 8797 in R23 multi-core is a 5.9 percent gap generated with half the threads-per-core capability of the Intel design in reverse, the Xeon simply has no extra threads to deploy.

The Xeon E-2324G owns bursty, responsiveness-oriented workloads, at least as Geekbench measures them. Its 45.1 percent single-core lead (2059 vs 1419) and 17.5 percent multi-core lead (5257 vs 4473) suggest that for short, latency-sensitive bursts, web-browsing-class workloads, and application launches, the Rocket Lake part responds faster. Its 4.60 GHz boost clock is the visible driver there.

Beyond raw speed, the use-case split is structural. The Xeon is a Server/Workstation segment product with ECC support, 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes, and a socketed 65 W package, suited to entry-level servers and workstations where data integrity and expandability matter. The Ryzen is a Mobile segment part in Socket FP6, designed around a 15 W envelope for laptops and compact systems. Neither chip has an unlocked multiplier, so tuning is off the table for both.

Specification Differences

• Threads: 4 (Xeon) vs 8 (Ryzen), both with 4 cores
• Base clock: 3.10 GHz (Xeon) vs 2.60 GHz (Ryzen)
• Boost clock: 4.60 GHz (Xeon) vs 4.00 GHz (Ryzen)
• TDP: 65 W (Xeon) vs 15 W (Ryzen)
• Socket: Intel Socket 1200 vs AMD Socket FP6
• Architecture: Rocket Lake (Rocket Lake-E) vs Zen 3 (Cezanne-U)
• Process node: 14 nm at Intel vs 7 nm at TSMC
• Die size: 276 mm² vs 180 mm²
• L1 cache: 80 KB per core vs 64 KB per core (L2 and L3 are equal at 512 KB per core and 8 MB shared)
• ECC memory: supported vs not supported
• PCIe: Gen 4, 20 CPU lanes vs Gen 3, 8 CPU lanes
• Integrated graphics: UHD Graphics P750 vs Radeon Vega 6
• Market segment: Server/Workstation vs Mobile
• Release date: September 2021 vs January 2021
• Launch MSRP: $209 for the Xeon; no launch MSRP is recorded for the Ryzen

Both support DDR4 on a dual-channel bus with 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth, both are active production parts, and both have locked multipliers.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The pattern across the eight recorded tests is remarkably clean. Six Cinebench results favor the Ryzen 3 5400U, all by a tight band between 5.3 and 6 percent. Two Geekbench results favor the Xeon E-2324G, by 17.5 and 45.1 percent.

In Cinebench R15 multi-core, the Ryzen scores 942 against the Xeon's 886, a 5.9 percent win. R15 single-core goes to AMD 132 to 125, or 5.3 percent. Cinebench R20 repeats the story: 3927 vs 3694 in multi-core (5.9 percent) and 554 vs 521 in single-core (6 percent). R23 extends it, with the Ryzen taking multi-core 9350 to 8797 (5.9 percent) and single-core 1320 to 1242 (5.9 percent). That consistency across three Cinebench generations and both thread counts says the Zen 3 core, running eight threads at up to 4.00 GHz within 15 W, simply out-renders the four-thread Rocket Lake design even with its higher clocks.

Geekbench flips the result dramatically. Single-core reads 2059 for the Xeon against 1419 for the Ryzen, a 45.1 percent gap that is the largest in the entire dataset for this pairing. Multi-core goes to Intel 5257 to 4473, a 17.5 percent margin. Geekbench's short bursts and responsiveness-weighted scoring clearly reward the Xeon's 4.60 GHz boost, and the multi-core Geekbench result also shows that in lightly threaded bursts the Xeon's four fast cores can outpace eight slower threads.

Context from the wider database reinforces how closely matched these chips are. The Xeon's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U (average score 2829, within 0.2 percent), the Intel Atom x7211RE (2811, 0.4 percent), the Intel Core i5-10600 (2837, 0.5 percent), and the Intel Core i7-6800K (2838, 0.5 percent). The Ryzen's neighborhood is equally tight: the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE (2767, 0.1 percent), the Intel Xeon D-1567 (2770, 0.2 percent), the AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE (2759, 0.2 percent), and the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G (2774, 0.3 percent). Both sit at the exact midpoint of the CPU field, in the 50th and 51st percentiles.

The verdict depends on the workload. For rendering and sustained multi-threaded throughput per watt, the recorded data favors the Ryzen 3 5400U. For burst performance, platform features (ECC, PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes), and Geekbench-class responsiveness, the Xeon E-2324G is the stronger recorded performer.