AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 vs Intel Xeon X5698

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Intel Xeon X5698 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 X5698

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6143 vs 3447

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs February 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6143 vs 3447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698

Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1922 vs 1913

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5698

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1913

1922

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6143

3447

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913	1922
PassMark - CPU mark	6143	3447
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 X5698
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Westmere EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	February 2011
OPN Tray	YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1418	1347
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz
Die size	192 mm	239 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	4800 million	1170 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
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
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)