Xeon E-2124 vs Ryzen 3 1200
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2124 outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1419 | 1358 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.14 | 15.10 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel Xeon E |
Power efficiency | 5.87 | 5.74 |
Architecture codename | Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017) | Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018) |
Release date | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 12 July 2018 (6 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2124 has 265% better value for money than Ryzen 3 1200.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124 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 | 4 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
Multiplier | 31 | no data |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 213 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 1,400 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124 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 | AM4 | FCLGA1151 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 71 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
vPro | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
TSX | - | + |
Idle States | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | + |
EDB | no data | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
MPX | - | + |
SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124 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 Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
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 | 4.03 | 4.37 |
Recency | 27 July 2017 | 12 July 2018 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 71 Watt |
Ryzen 3 1200 has 9.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2124, on the other hand, has a 8.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124.
Note that Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2124 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E-2124, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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