Ryzen 3 1300X vs Xeon E3-1245 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Ryzen 3 1300X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1220	1230
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.41	3.58
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	2 June 2013 (10 years ago)	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$320	$129
Current price	$149 (0.5x MSRP)	$60 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 1300X has 5% better value for money than Xeon E3-1245 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Ryzen 3 1300X 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Ryzen 3 1300X 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	FCLGA1150	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Ryzen 3 1300X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Ryzen 3 1300X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Ryzen 3 1300X 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 Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Ryzen 3 1300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD P4600	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	-
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Ryzen 3 1300X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Ryzen 3 1300X.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.54	4.52
Recency	2 June 2013	27 July 2017
Threads	8	4
Cost	$320	$129
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	65 Watt

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