Ryzen 5 3550H vs Xeon E3-1220 v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v2
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 69 Watt
2.95
Ryzen 5 3550H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
4.89
+65.8%

Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v2 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16541245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.58no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency4.0413.21
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$220no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size160 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155FP5
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Ryzen 5 3550H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32.77 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v2 2.95
Ryzen 5 3550H 4.89
+65.8%

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v2 4681
Ryzen 5 3550H 7765
+65.9%

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v2 589
Ryzen 5 3550H 943
+60.1%

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v2 1826
Ryzen 5 3550H 2862
+56.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.95 4.89
Recency 14 May 2012 6 January 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 3550H has a 65.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 97.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3550H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 3550H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Ryzen 5 3550H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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