AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.0 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1913 vs 1682
  • 5.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 670
  • Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 5108
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 June 2017 vs March 2012
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 72.0 °C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1913 vs 1682
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3685 vs 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9949 vs 5108

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16746 vs 6143
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 45.148 vs 13.346
  • 8.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 253.088 vs 29.397
  • 4.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 42.625 vs 8.688
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 16746 vs 6143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.148 vs 13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 253.088 vs 29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.625 vs 8.688

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1913
1682
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6143
16746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3685
670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
9949
5108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
13.346
45.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
29.397
253.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
8.688
42.625
Name AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 Intel Xeon E5-2690
PassMark - Single thread mark 1913 1682
PassMark - CPU mark 6143 16746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3685 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9949 5108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.346 45.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 29.397 253.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.688 42.625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 Intel Xeon E5-2690

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Sandy Bridge EP
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 29 June 2017 March 2012
OPN Tray YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1418 1307
Series AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment Desktop Server
Launch price (MSRP) $397
Price now $159
Processor Number E5-2690
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 25.42

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.1 GHz 2.90 GHz
Die size 192 mm 435 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 72.0 °C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 16
Transistor count 4800 million 2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0 mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
Scalability 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® 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)