Xeon Gold 6348 vs Ryzen 3 3100

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3100
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.71
Xeon Gold 6348
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 235 Watt
33.80
+338%

Xeon Gold 6348 outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by a whopping 338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon Gold 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking891102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation31.7829.05
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesMatisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date24 April 2020 (4 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99no data
Current price$84 (0.8x MSRP)$2274

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3100 has 9% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6348.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon Gold 6348 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads856
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm10 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C80 °C
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon Gold 6348 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
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon Gold 6348. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon Gold 6348 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon Gold 6348 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon Gold 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon Gold 6348.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 3 3100 7.71
Xeon Gold 6348 33.80
+338%

Xeon Gold 6348 outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by 338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 3 3100 11928
Xeon Gold 6348 52276
+338%

Xeon Gold 6348 outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by 338% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.71 33.80
Recency 24 April 2020 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 235 Watt

The Xeon Gold 6348 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3100 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6348 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3100 and Xeon Gold 6348, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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