Ryzen 3 1300 vs Xeon W3690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3690 and Ryzen 3 1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1301	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.78	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.31	no data
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3690 and Ryzen 3 1300 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3690 and Ryzen 3 1300 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3690 and Ryzen 3 1300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W3690 and Ryzen 3 1300 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 Xeon W3690 and Ryzen 3 1300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3690 and Ryzen 3 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	24 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3690 and Ryzen 3 1300.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	11 April 2017
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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