Xeon Gold 5317 vs Ryzen 3 1200

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 1200
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.03
Xeon Gold 5317
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
17.24
+328%

Xeon Gold 5317 outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by a whopping 328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1419370
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.15no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3no data
Power efficiency5.8710.88
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen) (2017)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon Gold 5317 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon Gold 5317 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon Gold 5317 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon Gold 5317.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2064

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.

Ryzen 3 1200 4.03
Xeon Gold 5317 17.24
+328%

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.

Ryzen 3 1200 6407
Xeon Gold 5317 27387
+327%

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.

Ryzen 3 1200 998
Xeon Gold 5317 1260
+26.3%

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.

Ryzen 3 1200 2860
Xeon Gold 5317 9808
+243%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 17.24
Recency 27 July 2017 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 150 Watt

Ryzen 3 1200 has 130.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5317, on the other hand, has a 327.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5317 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 1200 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5317 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon Gold 5317, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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