Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 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 - 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1913
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8229 vs 6143

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206 vs 1913
PassMark - CPU mark	8229 vs 6143

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 72 Watt
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 996
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 3972

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 72 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685 vs 996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949 vs 3972

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2206

1913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8229

6143

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

996

3685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3972

9949

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206	1913
PassMark - CPU mark	8229	6143
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	996	3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3972	9949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.688

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q1'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1408	1418
Processor Number	E3-1230V6
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
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)	72 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
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™)