Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 43% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2658 vs 2067
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22482 vs 5786
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1253 vs 878
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8651 vs 2837

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658 vs 2067
PassMark - CPU mark	22482 vs 5786
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1253 vs 878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8651 vs 2837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2067

2658

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5786

22482

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

1253

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2837

8651

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2067	2658
PassMark - CPU mark	5786	22482
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878	1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2837	8651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	128.551
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		90.664

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q4'15	December 2019
Place in performance rating	1590	937
Processor Number	E3-1220V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	5 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	4	24
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
L1 cache		96K (per core)
L2 cache		512K (per core)
L3 cache		32MB
Transistor count		19,200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)