Xeon E3-1285 v4 vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1420	1245
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.08	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Power efficiency	5.87	4.90
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017)	Broadwell-DT (2015)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 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	8
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 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
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4. 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	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
FDI	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 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 E3-1285 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel Iris Pro P6300
Max video memory	-	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.15 GHz
Execution Units	-	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4.

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.03	4.92
Recency	27 July 2017	2 June 2015
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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