Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46001 vs 17711

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46001 vs 17711

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2563 vs 1730

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563 vs 1730

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1730

2563

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46001

17711

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1730	2563
PassMark - CPU mark	46001	17711
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4614

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'15	March 2019
Place in performance rating	844	1148
Processor Number	E7-8867V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.6 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	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	32	16
L1 cache		96K (per core)
L2 cache		512K (per core)
L3 cache		16 MB (shared)
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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™)