Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 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, 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 E3-1275 v5

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2349 vs 1912
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8483 vs 6131

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2349 vs 1912
PassMark - CPU mark	8483 vs 6131

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 1072
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 3722

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685 vs 1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949 vs 3722

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2349

1912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8483

6131

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1072

3685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3722

9949

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	2349	1912
PassMark - CPU mark	8483	6131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1072	3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3722	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 E3-1275 v5	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q4'15	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1246	1353
Processor Number	E3-1275V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 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	3.60 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.00 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	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics P530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
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	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® 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™)