AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 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 1300

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% 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 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2187 vs 1278
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 878 vs 483

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
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 1278
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878 vs 483

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10788 vs 7234
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3141 vs 2580
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.092 vs 1.646

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10788 vs 7234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3141 vs 2580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.092 vs 1.646

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2187

1278

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7234

10788

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

483

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2580

3141

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.646

4.092

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2187	1278
PassMark - CPU mark	7234	10788
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878	483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2580	3141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	23.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.646	4.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.701

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	September 2013
OPN Tray	YD130BBBM4KAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2110	2069
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$417
Price now		$42.59
Processor Number		E5-2620V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		60.17
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.10 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	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
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		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)