Ryzen 3 1200 vs Xeon W-2135
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2135 outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 3 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 843 | 1417 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.73 | 4.20 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 6.11 | 5.84 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017) |
| Release date | 29 August 2017 (7 years ago) | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $835 | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-2135 has 60% better value for money than Ryzen 3 1200.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 3 1200 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 37 | 31 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8.25 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 3 1200 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2066 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 3 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 3 1200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 3 1200 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 W-2135 and Ryzen 3 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 3 1200.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.09 | 4.03 |
| Recency | 29 August 2017 | 27 July 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon W-2135 has a 125.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Ryzen 3 1200, on the other hand, has 115.4% lower power consumption.
The Xeon W-2135 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 1200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2135 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 3 1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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