Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 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 5 PRO 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
L1 cache	768 KB vs 576 KB
L3 cache	30 MB vs 16 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

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 5 PRO 1600

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451
PassMark - Single thread mark		1962
PassMark - CPU mark		11636
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Zen
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Place in performance rating	893	1176
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch date		29 June 2017
OPN Tray		YD160BBBM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	768 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24	12
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Maximum frequency		3.6 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™)