Ryzen 7 3700X vs Xeon 5120

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 7 3700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	507
Place by popularity	not in top-100	73
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.31
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	no data	20.66
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 7 3700X 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 7 3700X 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA771	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 7 3700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 7 3700X 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 Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 7 3700X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

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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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm

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