AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

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

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 88°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1913 vs 1852
5.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 712
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 6694

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs September 2013
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913 vs 1852
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685 vs 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949 vs 6694

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 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
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22018 vs 6143

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	22018 vs 6143

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1913

1852

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6143

22018

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3685

712

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9949

6694

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913	1852
PassMark - CPU mark	6143	22018
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949	6694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.397
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

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	Intel Xeon E5-2690 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	1418	1337
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,697
Price now		$435
Processor Number		E5-2690V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.18
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.00 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	88°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		0.65V–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	130 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
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)