Ryzen 3 3100 vs Xeon E5-2660 v2

Place in the ranking	1032	962
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.06	33.70
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
Power efficiency	6.58	10.93
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$850	$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3100 has 1536% better value for money than Xeon E5-2660 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 3 3100 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	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	160 mm²	74 mm²
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 3 3100 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 3 3100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
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
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 3 3100 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 E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 3 3100 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 E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 3 3100.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

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.

Xeon E5-2660 v2 6.61

Ryzen 3 3100 7.51
+13.6%

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.

Xeon E5-2660 v2 10493

Ryzen 3 3100 11928
+13.7%

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.

Xeon E5-2660 v2 444

Ryzen 3 3100 1498
+237%

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.

Xeon E5-2660 v2 3194

Ryzen 3 3100 5128
+60.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.61	7.51
Recency	1 September 2013	24 April 2020
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 v2 has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Ryzen 3 3100, on the other hand, has a 13.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2660 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 3 3100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.