Ryzen 3 3250U vs Xeon E5-1620 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1620 v3
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 140 Watt
4.40
+83.3%
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40

Xeon E5-1620 v3 outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13461783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency2.9715.14
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64K (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache10 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °C95 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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
SocketFCLGA2011FP5
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
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
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Ryzen 3 3250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 E5-1620 v3 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4012

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 E5-1620 v3 4.40
+83.3%
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40

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 E5-1620 v3 6992
+83.4%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3812

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 E5-1620 v3 1101
+47.2%
Ryzen 3 3250U 748

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 E5-1620 v3 3903
+168%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1455

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.40 2.40
Recency 8 September 2014 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-1620 v3 has a 83.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 833.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1620 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1620 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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