Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 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: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2678 v3

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	30 MB vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

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 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451
PassMark - Single thread mark		1912
PassMark - CPU mark		6131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		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 E5-2678 v3	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Zen
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Place in performance rating	1294	1351
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch date		29 June 2017
OPN Tray		YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	768 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	4
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)