Ryzen 3 8300G vs Xeon E5-1680 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking904not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.57no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Phoenix2 (2024)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$176

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm4 nm
Die size356 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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
SocketFCLGA2011AM5
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
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
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 E5-1680 v3 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 E5-1680 v3 and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Ryzen 3 8300G.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4014

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 8 January 2024
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-1680 v3 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1680 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.


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