Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G vs Xeon E5-1620
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G outperforms Xeon E5-1620 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1483 | 1362 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.76 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 2.69 | 6.25 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 10 May 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $313 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G 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 | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 10240 KB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 294 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G 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 | FCLGA2011 | Socket AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| 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
Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G 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 E5-1620 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G 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 Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 375 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 12 |
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 | 3.69 | 4.29 |
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 10 May 2018 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon E5-1620 has 100% more threads.
Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G, on the other hand, has a 16.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-1620 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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