Xeon w5-2545 vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon w5-2545 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1406	183
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.17	83.37
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Power efficiency	5.87	11.83
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2545 has 1899% better value for money than Ryzen 3 1200.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon w5-2545 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	24
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon w5-2545 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	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon w5-2545. 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® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon w5-2545 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon w5-2545 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 w5-2545. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon w5-2545.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	64

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	4.11	26.74
Recency	27 July 2017	24 August 2024
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	24
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	210 Watt

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