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.

 

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 1418
  • 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 1418
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: 10936 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 10936 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
1418
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7234
10936
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 1418
PassMark - CPU mark 7234 10936
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 2211
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)