AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 vs Intel Xeon L5520

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Intel Xeon L5520 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
  • Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 97% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1913 vs 969
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6143 vs 4561
  • Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 2032
  • Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 6619
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 June 2017 vs March 2009
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1913 vs 969
PassMark - CPU mark 6143 vs 4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3685 vs 2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9949 vs 6619

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5520

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5520

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1913
969
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6143
4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3685
2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
9949
6619
Name AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 Intel Xeon L5520
PassMark - Single thread mark 1913 969
PassMark - CPU mark 6143 4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3685 2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9949 6619
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 L5520

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Nehalem EP
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 29 June 2017 March 2009
OPN Tray YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1421 1432
Series AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Server
Launch price (MSRP) $100
Price now $12.92
Processor Number L5520
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 100.00

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.1 GHz 2.26 GHz
Die size 192 mm 263 mm2
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 70°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.48 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Transistor count 4800 million 731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5.86 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 3
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 144 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42.5mm x 45mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16

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
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

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)