Xeon E3-1241 v3 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.08
+191%
Xeon E3-1241 v3
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
4.49

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U outperforms Xeon E3-1241 v3 by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E3-1241 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5801324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.02
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency82.525.31
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)11 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$273

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E3-1241 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm22 nm
Die size208 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E3-1241 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 configuration11
SocketFP7FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E3-1241 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E3-1241 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E3-1241 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 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E3-1241 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E3-1241 v3.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 7 PRO 6850U 13.08
+191%
Xeon E3-1241 v3 4.49

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 7 PRO 6850U 20769
+191%
Xeon E3-1241 v3 7140

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 7 PRO 6850U 1751
+43.4%
Xeon E3-1241 v3 1221

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 7 PRO 6850U 7421
+91.4%
Xeon E3-1241 v3 3878

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.08 4.49
Recency 19 April 2022 11 May 2014
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 6 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has a 191.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1241 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1241 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E3-1241 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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