Intel Xeon Silver 4209T vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4209T 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: 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 Silver 4209T

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11080 vs 6131

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L3 cache	11 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11080 vs 6131

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 91°C
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1693

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 91°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1693

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1693

1912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11080

6131

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1693	1912
PassMark - CPU mark	11080	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 Silver 4209T	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'19	29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$563
Place in performance rating	1242	1351
Processor Number	4209T
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.1 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
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™)