Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 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, 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 E3-1281 v3

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2329 vs 1912
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7408 vs 6131

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2329 vs 1912
PassMark - CPU mark	7408 vs 6131

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 82 Watt
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 1005
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 3597

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685 vs 1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949 vs 3597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2329

1912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7408

6131

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1005

3685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3597

9949

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	2329	1912
PassMark - CPU mark	7408	6131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1005	3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3597	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 E3-1281 v3	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q2'14	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1296	1353
Processor Number	E3-1281V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 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	3.70 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	4
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	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
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)	82 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® 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
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™)