Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 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: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
  • 32 more threads: 36 vs 4
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.442 vs 13.346
  • 7.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 209.959 vs 29.397
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.343 vs 0.627
  • 4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.446 vs 2.125
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 27.642 vs 8.688
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 4
Number of threads 36 vs 4
L1 cache 1.125 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 4.5 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 45 MB vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.442 vs 13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 209.959 vs 29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.343 vs 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.446 vs 2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.642 vs 8.688

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
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
13.442
13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
209.959
29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.343
0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
8.446
2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.642
8.688
Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.442 13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 209.959 29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.343 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.446 2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.642 8.688
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6767
PassMark - Single thread mark 1913
PassMark - CPU mark 6143
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9949

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell-EP Zen
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date Q4'14 29 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1311 1418
Processor Number E5-2696 v3
Vertical segment Server Desktop
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 2300 MHz 3.1 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 1.125 MB 384 KB
L2 cache 4.5 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 45 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Number of cores 18 4
Number of threads 36 4
Die size 192 mm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz
Transistor count 4800 million
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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) 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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™)