Xeon Gold 5320H vs Ryzen 7 3700X
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5320H outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 5320H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 506 | 277 |
| Place by popularity | 74 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.15 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 20.66 | 12.60 |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Cooper Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 5320H 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 40 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 27.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 19,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 5320H 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) | 4 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 5320H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 5320H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 5320H 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 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 5320H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 RDIMM |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 1.12 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 5320H.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
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 | 14.73 | 20.73 |
| Recency | 27 May 2019 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 20 |
| Threads | 16 | 40 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
Ryzen 7 3700X has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5320H, on the other hand, has a 40.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.
The Xeon Gold 5320H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 3700X in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5320H is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 5320H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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