AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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 E5-4640

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1913 vs 1392

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913 vs 1392

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
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
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21374 vs 6143

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21374 vs 6143

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1913

1392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6143

21374

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	Intel Xeon E5-4640
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913	1392
PassMark - CPU mark	6143	21374
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 E5-4640
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	1421	1328
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,730
Price now		$2,730
Processor Number		E5-4640
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.40 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
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.80 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		0.6V-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	95 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® 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)