Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Ryzen 3 4300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.68
Xeon E5-2620 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 85 Watt
4.92
+5.1%

Xeon E5-2620 v3 outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12851242
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency17.725.48
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die size156 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C73 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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
SocketFP6FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3. 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, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 4300U 4.68
Xeon E5-2620 v3 4.92
+5.1%

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 7438
Xeon E5-2620 v3 7813
+5%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 3 4300U 1267
+33.2%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 951

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 3 4300U 3396
Xeon E5-2620 v3 4129
+21.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.68 4.92
Recency 6 January 2020 8 September 2014
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 85 Watt

Ryzen 3 4300U has an age advantage of 5 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 466.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2620 v3, on the other hand, has a 5.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2620 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 4300U and Xeon E5-2620 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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