AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.346 vs 1.853
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.627 vs 0.584
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 8.688 vs 5.981

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs June 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.346 vs 1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.627 vs 0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.688 vs 5.981

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2149 vs 1913
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6803 vs 6143
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4062 vs 3685
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 13475 vs 9949
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 80.062 vs 29.397
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.365 vs 2.125

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2149 vs 1913
PassMark - CPU mark	6803 vs 6143
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4062 vs 3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	13475 vs 9949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	80.062 vs 29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.365 vs 2.125

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1913

2149

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6143

6803

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3685

4062

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9949

13475

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.346

1.853

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

29.397

80.062

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.627

0.584

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.125

2.365

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.688

5.981

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913	2149
PassMark - CPU mark	6143	6803
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685	4062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949	13475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.346	1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.397	80.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.627	0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.125	2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.688	5.981

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	June 2013
OPN Tray	YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1418	1299
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$809
Price now		$808.02
Processor Number		E3-1285Lv3
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	192 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4700
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2