Xeon E5-2420 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G outperforms Xeon E5-2420 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Xeon E5-2420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1361 | 1605 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.94 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.23 | 3.15 |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) |
| Release date | 10 May 2018 (6 years ago) | 14 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $390 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Xeon E5-2420 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 7.2 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 15360 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 294 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 1,270 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Xeon E5-2420 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | FCLGA1356 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Xeon E5-2420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Xeon E5-2420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Xeon E5-2420 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Xeon E5-2420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 384 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Xeon E5-2420.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 24 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.30 | 3.18 |
| Recency | 10 May 2018 | 14 May 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G has a 35.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2420, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2420 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2420 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G and Xeon E5-2420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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