AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 82°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1914 vs 1787
5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 660
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 6091
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.346 vs 9.188

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs September 2013
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 82°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1914 vs 1787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685 vs 660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949 vs 6091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.346 vs 9.188

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21274 vs 6154
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 68.859 vs 29.397
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.033 vs 0.627
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 6.075 vs 2.125
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 18.09 vs 8.688

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21274 vs 6154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	68.859 vs 29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.033 vs 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.075 vs 2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	18.09 vs 8.688

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1914

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6154

21274

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3685

660

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9949

6091

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.346

9.188

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

29.397

68.859

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.627

1.033

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.125

6.075

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.688

18.09

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1914	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	6154	21274
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685	660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949	6091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.346	9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.397	68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.627	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.125	6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.688	18.09
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	September 2013
OPN Tray	YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1421	1425
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,260
Price now		$401.11
Processor Number		E5-2680V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.80 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	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of threads	4	20
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)