AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 vs Intel Xeon E5-4617

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Intel Xeon E5-4617 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 E5-4617

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1913 vs 1640

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913 vs 1640

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4617

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11387 vs 6143

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11387 vs 6143

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4617

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1913

1640

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6143

11387

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	Intel Xeon E5-4617
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913	1640
PassMark - CPU mark	6143	11387
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949
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 E5-4617
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	May 2012
OPN Tray	YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1418	1370
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$90
Price now		$89.90
Processor Number		E5-4617
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		28.45
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	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	6
Transistor count	4800 million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.6V-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	4
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Scalability		4S 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)