Xeon E-2236 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	438	783
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.72	20.93
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	30 September 2019 (4 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$284
Current price	$1550	$392 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2236 has 266% better value for money than Ryzen 7 PRO 3700.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236 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	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	149.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236 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)	1
Socket	Socket AM4	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Quick Sync Video	-	-
Clear Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	-	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	-	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	N/A
OpenGL	-	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E-2236.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 7 PRO 3700 outperforms Xeon E-2236 by 64% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.82	9.06
Recency	30 September 2019	27 May 2019
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

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