Xeon 6960P vs Ryzen 3 3100

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking974not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation33.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesMatisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)no data
Power efficiency10.93no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date24 April 2020 (4 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon 6960P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads8144
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C80 °C
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon 6960P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketAM47529
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 April 2020 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 72
Threads 8 144
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 500 Watt

Ryzen 3 3100 has 669.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 1700% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.


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