Ryzen 3 2300U vs Xeon E7-8880 v3
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7-8880 v3 outperforms Ryzen 3 2300U by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Ryzen 3 2300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 677 | 1529 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 7.77 | 22.02 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EX (2015) | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 1 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 26 October 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Ryzen 3 2300U 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 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 45 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Ryzen 3 2300U 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 | 8 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Ryzen 3 2300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Ryzen 3 2300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Ryzen 3 2300U 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 E7-8880 v3 and Ryzen 3 2300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Ryzen 3 2300U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 12 |
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 | 11.49 | 3.49 |
| Recency | 1 June 2015 | 26 October 2017 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 4 |
| Threads | 36 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon E7-8880 v3 has a 229.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads.
Ryzen 3 2300U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E7-8880 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 2300U in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E7-8880 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 2300U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Ryzen 3 2300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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