Xeon E3-1220 v6 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v6 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1158 | 1482 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.21 | 5.19 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Xeon E3 |
| Power efficiency | 7.81 | 4.79 |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 12 February 2018 (6 years ago) | 28 March 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G has 20% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v6.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6 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 | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 36 | 30 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,950 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6 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 | 72 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6 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 both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6 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 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | N/A |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | N/A |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | N/A |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | N/A |
| OpenGL | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.57 | 3.78 |
| Recency | 12 February 2018 | 28 March 2017 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 72 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G has a 47.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more threads, and 10.8% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 v6 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1220 v6 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E3-1220 v6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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