Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 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 35% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2658 vs 2103
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22482 vs 5524
Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1253 vs 881
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8651 vs 2905

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658 vs 2103
PassMark - CPU mark	22482 vs 5524
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1253 vs 881
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8651 vs 2905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2103

2658

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5524

22482

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

881

1253

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2905

8651

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2103	2658
PassMark - CPU mark	5524	22482
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	881	1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2905	8651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4721
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 E3-1226 v3	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'14	December 2019
Place in performance rating	1059	937
Processor Number	E3-1226V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	5 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	24
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	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR4
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	105 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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™)