AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 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 E5-2660

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 73 °C
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 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2187 vs 1357
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 878 vs 549
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.505 vs 9.383

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 73 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2187 vs 1357
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878 vs 549
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.505 vs 9.383

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660

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
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14146 vs 7234
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4175 vs 2580
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 53.899 vs 23.998
Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.842 vs 0.472
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.689 vs 1.646
Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.508 vs 6.701

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	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14146 vs 7234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4175 vs 2580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	53.899 vs 23.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.842 vs 0.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.689 vs 1.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.508 vs 6.701

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2187

1357

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7234

14146

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

549

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2580

4175

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.505

9.383

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

23.998

53.899

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.472

0.842

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.646

4.689

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.701

12.508

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300	Intel Xeon E5-2660
PassMark - Single thread mark	2187	1357
PassMark - CPU mark	7234	14146
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878	549
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2580	4175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.505	9.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	23.998	53.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.472	0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.646	4.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.701	12.508

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300	Intel Xeon E5-2660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	March 2012
OPN Tray	YD130BBBM4KAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2110	2057
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$85
Price now		$102
Processor Number		E5-2660
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		32.05
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.20 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	73 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.00 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		0.60V-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	2
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		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® 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)