Ryzen 3 3100 vs Xeon E5-2667 v4

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen 3 3100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	775	868
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	19.73	31.25
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,057	$99
Current price	$40 (0x MSRP)	$140 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3100 has 58% better value for money than Xeon E5-2667 v4.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E5-2667 v4 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2667 v4 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)	135 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen 3 3100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 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	no data	+
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
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2667 v4 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
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen 3 3100 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 E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 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.

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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.

Xeon E5-2667 v4 outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by 16% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	8.97	7.71
Recency	20 June 2016	24 April 2020
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Cost	$2057	$99
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt

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