Ryzen 3 1200X vs Xeon E5-2620 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen 3 1200X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1232not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.48no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen 3 1200X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads12no data
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million4800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen 3 1200X 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011AM4
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen 3 1200X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen 3 1200X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen 3 1200X 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 E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen 3 1200X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen 3 1200X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v3 has 50% more physical cores.

Ryzen 3 1200X, on the other hand, has a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen 3 1200X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2620 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 1200X is a desktop one.


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