AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 80.0°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2187 vs 1492
  • Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 878 vs 602
  • Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.505 vs 7.119
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 June 2017 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 80.0°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2187 vs 1492
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 878 vs 602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.505 vs 7.119

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670

  • 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
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15574 vs 7234
  • Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4635 vs 2580
  • 3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 88.939 vs 23.998
  • Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.885 vs 0.472
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.609 vs 1.646
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 8.475 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 15574 vs 7234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4635 vs 2580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 88.939 vs 23.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.885 vs 0.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.609 vs 1.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.475 vs 6.701

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2187
1492
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7234
15574
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
878
602
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2580
4635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
10.505
7.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
23.998
88.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.472
0.885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.646
3.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.701
8.475
Name AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 Intel Xeon E5-2670
PassMark - Single thread mark 2187 1492
PassMark - CPU mark 7234 15574
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 878 602
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2580 4635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.505 7.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 23.998 88.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.472 0.885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.646 3.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.701 8.475
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 Intel Xeon E5-2670

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 2192 2206
Series AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment Desktop Server
Launch price (MSRP) $145
Price now $96.48
Processor Number E5-2670
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 37.05

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 2.60 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 80.0°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.30 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 115 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)