AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 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 5 PRO 1500

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 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 6% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 69 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2129 vs 2035
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9099 vs 6361
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 942 vs 746
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3794 vs 2913

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 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 69 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2129 vs 2035
PassMark - CPU mark	9099 vs 6361
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	942 vs 746
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3794 vs 2913

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2129

2035

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9099

6361

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

746

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3794

2913

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2129	2035
PassMark - CPU mark	9099	6361
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	942	746
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3794	2913
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	May 2012
OPN Tray	YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2023	1971
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$304
Price now		$539.95
Processor Number		E3-1240V2
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.98
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.40 GHz
Die size	192 mm	160 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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.77 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
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
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® TSX-NI
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)