AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G and Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 5 8600G

Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 56% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 1 March 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 6 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95°C
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3881
PassMark - CPU mark	25353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		90.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		15.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		25.273

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	1 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$662
Place in performance rating	206	1684
Architecture codename		Crystal Well
Family		Xeon E3
Processor Number		E3-1284L v3
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	4.3 GHz	1.80 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3L 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		750 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)