AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 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 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2187 vs 2079
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7234 vs 6807
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 878 vs 865
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.505 vs 4.829
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.701 vs 5.897

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs June 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 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 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2187 vs 2079
PassMark - CPU mark	7234 vs 6807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878 vs 865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.505 vs 4.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.701 vs 5.897

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3280 vs 2580
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 83.748 vs 23.998
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.585 vs 0.472
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.375 vs 1.646

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3280 vs 2580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	83.748 vs 23.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.585 vs 0.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.375 vs 1.646

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2187

2079

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7234

6807

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

865

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2580

3280

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.505

4.829

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

23.998

83.748

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.472

0.585

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.646

2.375

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.701

5.897

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2187	2079
PassMark - CPU mark	7234	6807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878	865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2580	3280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.505	4.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	23.998	83.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.472	0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.646	2.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.701	5.897
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3655

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	June 2013
OPN Tray	YD130BBBM4KAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2110	2071
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$264
Price now		$261.66
Processor Number		E3-1230 v3
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.50
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.30 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	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None