AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 vs Intel Xeon X5670

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Intel Xeon X5670 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.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300

Intel Xeon X5670

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 81.3°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2187 vs 1420
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 878 vs 564
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.505 vs 2.874

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs March 2010
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 81.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2187 vs 1420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878 vs 564
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.505 vs 2.874

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5670

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10915 vs 7234
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3291 vs 2580
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 56.955 vs 23.998
Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.811 vs 0.472
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.679 vs 1.646
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 13.469 vs 6.701

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10915 vs 7234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3291 vs 2580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	56.955 vs 23.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.811 vs 0.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.679 vs 1.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	13.469 vs 6.701

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5670

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2187

1420

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7234

10915

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

564

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2580

3291

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.505

2.874

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

23.998

56.955

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.472

0.811

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.646

3.679

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.701

13.469

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300	Intel Xeon X5670
PassMark - Single thread mark	2187	1420
PassMark - CPU mark	7234	10915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878	564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2580	3291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.505	2.874
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	23.998	56.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.472	0.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.646	3.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.701	13.469
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4238

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300	Intel Xeon X5670
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Westmere EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	March 2010
OPN Tray	YD130BBBM4KAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2192	2210
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$67
Price now		$66.59
Processor Number		X5670
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		35.08
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.93 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	81.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Transistor count	4800 million	1170 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB)		6400 MHz
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm X 45mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-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)