AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 9 3900X

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 127678% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 1927
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32572 vs 26772
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1276 vs 797
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12037 vs 9536

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705 vs 1927
PassMark - CPU mark	32572 vs 26772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1276 vs 797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12037 vs 9536

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24

Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2705

1927

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32572

26772

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1276

797

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

12037

9536

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705	1927
PassMark - CPU mark	32572	26772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1276	797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12037	9536
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	72.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	22.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Family	Ryzen
Launch date	7 July 2019	Q3'14
OPN PIB	100-100000023BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000023
Place in performance rating	1031	1178
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		E5-2697V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3800 MHz	2.60 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	24	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		76.7°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)