Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 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 E5-2620 v3

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13251 vs 6131
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 16.123 vs 13.346
6.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 194.017 vs 29.397
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.526 vs 0.627
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.846 vs 2.125
5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 47.998 vs 8.688

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13251 vs 6131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.123 vs 13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	194.017 vs 29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.526 vs 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.846 vs 2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.998 vs 8.688

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1695
5.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 697
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 3958

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1695
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685 vs 697
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949 vs 3958

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1695

1912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13251

6131

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

697

3685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3958

9949

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

16.123

13.346

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

194.017

29.397

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.526

0.627

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.846

2.125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

47.998

8.688

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1695	1912
PassMark - CPU mark	13251	6131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	697	3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3958	9949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.123	13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	194.017	29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.526	0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.846	2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.998	8.688

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q3'14	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1330	1353
Processor Number	E5-2620V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 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	2.40 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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™)