Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 52% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2658 vs 1802
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22482 vs 21923
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1253 vs 754
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8651 vs 5962

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658 vs 1802
PassMark - CPU mark	22482 vs 21923
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1253 vs 754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8651 vs 5962

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1802

2658

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21923

22482

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

754

1253

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5962

8651

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1802	2658
PassMark - CPU mark	21923	22482
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	754	1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5962	8651
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 E5-2660 v3	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen 2
Launch date	Q3'14	December 2019
Place in performance rating	1412	937
Processor Number	E5-2660V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	5 GHz
Number of cores	10	12
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	24
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache		96K (per core)
L2 cache		512K (per core)
L3 cache		32MB
Transistor count		19,200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4
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)	105 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
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)
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
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™)