AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 5 PRO 1500

Intel Xeon E3-1220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 37% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2129 vs 1525
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9099 vs 3847
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 942 vs 653
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3794 vs 2169

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs April 2011
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2129 vs 1525
PassMark - CPU mark	9099 vs 3847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	942 vs 653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3794 vs 2169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2129

1525

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9099

3847

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

653

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3794

2169

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500	Intel Xeon E3-1220
PassMark - Single thread mark	2129	1525
PassMark - CPU mark	9099	3847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	942	653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3794	2169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.777

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500	Intel Xeon E3-1220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	April 2011
OPN Tray	YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2023	2039
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Price now		$190
Processor Number		E3-1220
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	192 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	4800 million	1160 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
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)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support